A slightly overpowered local freight with one load is led by an ex-B&O GP40 built in 1971. This engine was rebuilt in 1979 as a GP40M-2, and ended up on the SP/UP as their nos. 7128/1506.

Bringing the 1st cut of loads from the mine down the valley, The Beech Mountain Railroad's Alco S-2 "Old 113" eases across one of the Beech Mountain's infamous "Submarine" Brid... (more)

Two NS EMD SD70ACe's assist NS U91 over the west end of the Virginian's Princeton-Deepwater District, spanning the large viaduct at Dothan on their afternoon run to Elmore Yard from Alloy.

A beautiful fall scene as a coal train comes off the Dry Fork Branch and onto the Pokey main at Iaeger. A rare sight anymore, especially going WB.

Affinity Mine run U94 is making all of 10 miles per hour up the 2% grade of the Winding Gulf Branch at Loop Junction, just over the hill from Sophia, WV and United Coal Company's Affinity Mine nea... (more)

On a cool crisp fall afternoon, Norfolk Southern train 228 is seen heading south through Shenandoah Junction with one of the many newly acquired Union Pacific SD9043MAC's on point. The Double Main... (more)

U85 drifts down grade through Matoaka, WV with 100 loads for Duke Energy's Belews Creek power plant after cresting the top of Clarks Gap on a miserable September day.

Coming downgrade in full dynamics,, U85 works eastbound toward Princeton and across the tallest trestle on the former Virginian Railway main line to Elmore, West Virginia. In less than a week, th... (more)

Emerging from Tunnel #3, Virginian Mine Run U81 works toward Gilbert Yard on the Guyondotte River Branch. All of the PD traffic will be routed to Bluefield via this branch starting October 1st.

A Hill Run lugs coal up to the summit of the ex-Virginia in Clark's Gap. This was the second run of the day, and would be combined with cars from a morning run to make a huge train to send east. I... (more)

NS 9422 leads NS 754 east on the VGN Princeton-Deepwater District at Oakdale, W.Va. on a rainy Saturday Sep. 26. While trains are not endangered, per se on this section of the VGN, the days of cap... (more)

Loaded coal train makes its way east on the Princeton-Deepwater District in notch 8 on the trestle in Covel, WV. This former Virginian Railway line from Elmore to PD Jct is said to have its da... (more)

Nearing the end of its run across the Pocahontas Division at Bluefield, NS train 956 crosses the Bluestone River near Nemours, WV. Norfolk and Western Y6a #2156 is in tow, bound for display at th... (more)

Another great Chase Gunnoe photo charter which included a two day trip over the Potomic Eagle and a night photo secession. Here Chessie System GP-9 number 6240, bulit in August 1957 as Chesapeake ... (more)

Chessie System GP-9 number 6240, originally built for the Chesapeake & Ohio emerges from the morning fog on a trestle south of Romney. The photo charter organized by Chase Gunnoe Photography on th... (more)