After using the Coal River Wye to turn the power, CSXT 5414 is making a reverse move through St. Albans enroute to it's train in Dock Siding. Upon coupling back to the train and charging the air, ... (more)

Eastbound empties approach Lakewood crossing, a suburb south of St. Albans.

Eastbound empties have just exited the St. Albans Tunnel sporting a beat up former Conrail C40-8W on the point. Spring is in full bloom in the Coal River Valley with vibrant greens and yellows inf... (more)

America's Steel Highway...

After releasing all permits at 6:00 pm, Loram's RG 318 has resorted to the Westward Siding. Routing maintenance is being performed before an upcoming day of grinding hard along the Kanawha Subdivi... (more)

After grinding along the C&O mainline for most of the day, Loram's RG 318 has resorted to the Westward Siding for the night. Additional maintenance is being performed and the grinder is being grea... (more)

CSX 863 exits St. Albans Tunnel headed to coal fields in southern WV.

For the first time in over a half a decade, Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus made a run from Louisville, KY to Hampton, VA, traveling the former C&O through beautiful Appalachia. Circus ... (more)

CSX 5288, 4798 and 220 are bringing a coal drag off the Coal River Sub, west through St. Albans crossing Coal River.

CSX 590 and mate head east through St. Albans with a coal train.

Anticipation at Indian...

Approach at Indian, as seen by a puddle..

Summertime in St. Albans.. Eastbound empties wait for the signal on a miserably humid summer evening.

Making it's way off of Coal River, westbound loads pass through St. Albans enroute to Russell, KY. Elephant style locomotives are few and far between on branch line jobs, as it makes it hard to ru... (more)

Northwest Ohio bound coal loads creep through St. Albans on an extremely mild February evening.