A somewhat rare occurrence at Kenova; a decent over/under between the N&W and C&O mainlines. The difference here is, despite what you may think, both trains are Norfolk Southern's. The one up top ... (more)

Headed back to Waycross, under much more favorable weather than the previous run north, the trio of specially painted ES44AH's on CSX's roster are now on train Q409. Seen here having just finished... (more)

Likely one of the most well tracked trains on the east coast in quite some time, manifest Q410 is seen here almost to Acca Yard in Richmond, Virginia under a thick blanket of evening fog. On the h... (more)

Running westbound toward the summit of the Sandpatch Grade, a short intermodal Q015 from Chambersburg, PA rolls through the rugged mountains of western Maryland.

With the snowfall rate rapidly increasing, mine run B815 makes his way out of Grafton near sunset, bound for loading near Lumberport, WV just 30 miles away. A pair of ES44AH's lead the train 115 c... (more)

Local D793 is shoving one car into the spur at Culpeper Wood Preservers, located at the end of the Massaponax Branch. With much of these smaller operations loosing rail service under today's Class... (more)

The last bit of daylight hangs in the air as a steady rain falls in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. This 170 car empty hopper train is about to have quite the fight against gravity as they... (more)

Under somewhat hazy conditions for this time of year, a cog railway diesel train heads back down the side of Mount Washington on an otherwise clear and cool Fall afternoon. The winds on top were a... (more)

Upon arrival at the summit of Mount Washington, we were quite literally 'in the clouds'. Seen here, the welcome sign for the park is easily visible, while just 50 feet behind, 'Ammonoosuc' #2 is b... (more)

A sold out train of tourists admire the gorgeous fall foliage throughout Crawford Notch as Conway Scenic Railroads 'Mountaineer' train makes its way across the Willey Brook Bridge, and back toward... (more)

No doubt one of the most unique railroad operations in the United States, the Mount Washington Cog Railway was a must hit on my recent vacation to the area. Seen here ascending toward the 6,300 fo... (more)

After a brief pause just outside the town of Romney, the 47 loads of grain get under way, crossing over Route 50 just west of town. The GP9 and GP38-3 are in notch 8 as they work to get the train ... (more)

It's a beautiful May morning in the West Virginia mountains, and the daily South Branch Valley crew is almost done prepping the days run. CSX had just delivered a grain train over the weekend, and... (more)

Snaking its way west across Norfolk Southern's 'B-Line', the hotshot intermodal train is running at restricted speed after getting a defect detector not working message a couple miles back. The tr... (more)

Working around the curve at Glen Lynn, Virginia, a loaded tidewater bound coal train is stretched past the old power plant, once served by the Norfolk & Western railway. The rear of this train is ... (more)