With the sound of dynamic brakes filling the air, 18M rolls downgrade out of Bluefield passing Ada.
After lengthy work in the yard back in Bluefield, 18M with an aging SD70M glides downhill in attempt to pick up speed.
A trio of lost UP widecabs heads up NS 196 through the hamlet of Ada, West Virginia nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Eastbound 194 splits the N&W position lights at Ada with the CofG leading the pack. About 1000ft behind me stands the new replacements for these classic signals.
Leading 755 westbound into the sun at Ada, West Virginia; a pair of ratty CP AC4400's knock down a former Norfolk and Western CPL on the Norfolk Southern Christiansburg District.
On a sunny day, an eastbound coal drag splits the N&W CPL's at Ada.
An early morning westbound rounds the curve at Ada on its way to Bluefield.
Downgrade and in dynamics, a UP ES44AC leads NS 194 into Ada along NS' Christiansburg District mainline to Roanoke.
227 rolls through Ada on a chilly and moody morning
Rolling uphill during a snow squall, Norfolk Southern intermodal train No. 233 charges into an S curve at Ada, W.Va., behind a pair of BNSF motors and a very long and heavy Chicago bound double-st... (more)
NS Train 762 departs Bluefield east bound for Roanoke with NS #8105 Interstate Heritage unit leading the way.
Two GE motors haul a loaded ethanol train east out of Bluefield Yard, splitting the intermediate signals in Ada, WV.
NS 217 rolls through the small community of Ada as it completes the last few miles of its run into Bluefield.
On a beautiful fall day along East Eiver, passengers on board a Roanoke NRHS sponsored excursion train enjoy the sights of Appalachia, as they travel westbound through Ada, east of Bluefield. The ... (more)
Downhill in dynamics, NS V34 heads for Narrows under the power of two former Southern GP38-2 high hoods.
