A rarely used dwarf leading to the old yard lead sits snow covered while CSX Q302 lingers in the background tied down due to the blizzard in southern West Virginia.
As yet another December snow storm blankets the Kanawha Valley, CSX 5418 and a gaggle of EMD locomotives idle in the Westward Siding on Q302. Normally, the siding is used for coal trains, but as a... (more)
As some flurries fall from the sky, this eastbound coal train hustles up the Coal River during the first snowfall of the year.
Inspired by a photo from David Honan and the "star wars" effect shows the classic C&O pole signal at Indian displaying a rather odd and rare "double approach" indication as a heavy snow falls from... (more)
CSXT 902 idles in the Westward Siding as a thick and rather unusual December fog invades the Kanawha River Valley.
A pair of GE's running elephant style sit idling in the Westward Siding awaiting a fresh crew.
A clean CSX engine heads up the Coal River with its train.
Westbound loads creep off the Coal River on a cold winter night.
CSXT 381 has exited the St. Albans Tunnel and heads south for the coalfields during an early December snowfall.
CSXT 534 exits the Armstrong Tunnel and is greeted with nearly 3" of snow covering the trees, ROW, and the tunnel portal.
CSXT 92, a freshly painted CW44AC leads a train of MTY's out of the St. Albans Tunnel and points east with engineer Jesse Smith behind the throttle.
As the stars shine bright from up above, this classic C&O pole signal displays an approach and a restricting aspect. A scene that is not visible to the naked eye, but only to photography, shows th... (more)
An approach indication shines bright as yet another MTY coal drag approaches.
A green indication supports an oncoming empty coal train at the CP "Indian" at Milepost One on the Coal River.
A single C40-8 exits the St. Albans tunnel with a string of MTY's bound for the coalfields.