An aerial perspective of the C&O Danville Terminal. It's a quiet start to the day in the coalfields with a work train being the only thing in the yard.

As seen from this aerial perspective, an assortment of EMD standard cabs await a variety of servicing by the Huntington Locomotive Shops. Locomotives are inspected, serviced, repainted, and scrapp... (more)

A different perspective at a familiar location.. Taken from 2,800 feet and out of the door of a BO-105 helicopter, a westbound empty grain train snakes through the New River Gorge at Hawks Nest.

Railfanning in style.. Chasing a westbound mixed freight in a BO-105 helicopter.

CFE GP38 3882 - freshly washed and cleaned up for the occasion - pulls a New England Central Railroad-bound welded rail train from the Steel Dynamics Inc. Structural and Rail mill at Columbia City... (more)

734 slowly pulls into Ridgely and eventually turns at the Wye before parking on the other side of the shops

Three SD70MACs lead an export coal train along the Lower Trail Lake near Crown Point, Alaska as seen fro a Cessna 182 float plane on a beautiful late summer day in Alaska.

The Roanoke Chapter NRHS special from Roanoke to Danville follows along the ex-Virginian line built through the heart of the southern Virginia hills.

The west half of Ray Yard. UP 4538 is at the bottom center just the the right, above the tree.

Note the remains of a wooden boxcar in the river between the bridge pier under the lead locomotive and the right river bank.

The 2nd weekend of fall foliage excursions in the area gave passengers another opportunity for riding rare mileage. After a 9AM departure from Roanoke, the special is seen here crossing one of sev... (more)

Out of the Blue Ridge Mountains and into the hills of the Piedmont: The Roanoke - Danville, VA fall foliage excursion rolls through a meet with an empty coal train near Goodview.

The ex-Virginian line across the southern part of its namesake state is one of the most inaccessible and impressive lines in the region. Trestles and tunnels dot the line built to minimize grades ... (more)

The 2nd weekend of fall foliage excursions in the area gave passengers another opportunity for riding rare mileage. After a 9AM departure from Roanoke, the special is seen here passing along the s... (more)