Running south for Erwin, TN on the ex-Clinchfield Kingsport Subdivision, CSX coal drag U411-17 crosses the 187 foot tall Copper Creek Viaduct over its namesake creek. The ex-Southern Railway Appal... (more)

Having just run the Hagans Switchback, two light engines are throttling up toward the summit inside the tunnel that connects Virginia with Kentucky on this ex-L&N mainline. Although this was only ... (more)

While still entering the north end of Flowery Branch's double track at CP Grif, Charleston, SC to Atlanta, GA intermodal 237 slows for a 25 mile per hour speed restriction at Allen, the south end ... (more)

Linwood, NC to Birmingham mixed freight 153 flies by the Purina Feed Mill and the new Dixieland Lead (right-most track) in downtown Gainesville on a pleasant afternoon.

On a 70-degree first weekend of spring, Birmingham to Linwood, NC manifest 154 hurries north through the quaint town of Oakwood, GA with two old school engines out front.

Shoving hard on the end of NS 58V, Elkhorn Grade pusher J52 looks right at home with the N&W 8103 facing west on the ex-N&W Pocahontas District. The CPLs at Falls Mills only highlight the value of... (more)

The Virginian heritage unit shoves hard on the rear of manifest 194 at Landgraff, WV in a decent rain shower. The run has been quick so far, but the train will struggle progressively more as it hi... (more)

With two big GEs on the point and two more shoving on the rear, NS Belews Creek, NC-bound coal drag Q56 is working about as hard as I've ever witnessed to get up the final mile or so of a slippery... (more)

With 105 Consol loads in tow, NS U71 led by the Reading heritage engine pulls by Vansant on the Buchanan Branch in southwestern Virginia.

As the sun peaks over one of the many mountains in the Pocahontas region, NS mine run U15 from Jamboree, KY runs up the Delorme Branch toward the ex-N&W mainline. The train is a couple of curves s... (more)

Under perfectly clear skies, a matched trio of Union Pacific C44-9Ws leads intermodal train 234 through CP Sprigg on the Williamson District. We saw the train while rolling east near Williamson Ya... (more)

I've had a good streak of luck lately with SD80MACs, and this added to it. One of the huge ex-Conrail EMDs leads empty grain train 53R west at Delorme on the Williamson District.

On a pleasant early spring day, NS 18M rounds the curve through historic Matewan, WV, only a few miles into its journey across the ex-N&W Pocahontas District.

With 105 loads, Wentz to Norton mine run U49 comes off of the former Interstate Railroad Stonega Branch at Mudlick Junction.

Running the former Interstate Railroad's Stonega Branch, NS U49 is bringing 105 loads from Wentz to Norton. On the way, they will set off 70 in Andover Yard. Flying in the opposite direction is an... (more)