Miles away from civilization in the Trough of the South Branch of the Potomac River, B&O painted F7(A) No. 722 is illuminated by moonlight as it poses alongside the South Branch of the Ptomac Rive... (more)

Illuminated entirely by star light and the passing of two separate trains, a star filled sky swirls above the New River Gorge at Sewell as an eastbound loaded coal train crosses the New River on m... (more)

Humidity and instability in the atmosphere has resulted in the brewing of severe thunderstorms over the eastern panhandle of West Virginia near Harpers Ferry. Partly cloudy skies and a near full m... (more)

Empties for the R.J. Corman Loup Creek branch sit idling at the E.E. Rush Run Siding, waiting for an early morning crew to arrive. A full moon and passing clouds help contribute to the depth of th... (more)

Disrupting the silence in downtown Nitro at the early morning hour of 2am, a severe thunderstorm rolls across the Kanawha Valley, bringing with it an impressive lightning show. The single yard eng... (more)

Breaking the nighttime silence in the bottom of the New River Gorge at Thurmond, eastbound grain loads slice through the summer haze, left behind after a series of thunderstorms earlier in the eve... (more)

Recent snow and cold weather have allowed large icicles to form on the portal of the Mount Hope tunnel. CSXT 521 and its train of coal empties from the CSX/R.J. Corman interchange at Thurmond have... (more)

A room with a view.. Enroute to Institute from Nitro to switch local industries, the evening shifter passes Diehl's Restaurant, a well established country style diner frequented by many locals. Op... (more)

Slightly over three hours into the new month, a heavy loaded coal train slips on wet snow covered rail as it climbs the final of three stiff grades over the New River Subdivision from Gauley to Pr... (more)

On a damp and dreary December night in downtown Cumberland, Western Maryland Scenic, 2-8-0 No. 734 boards passengers for the nighttime Polar Express trip to Frostburg. Each year, the Western Maryl... (more)

On a clear night in the Potomac River Valley near Romney, the constant drone of an idling B&O F7(A) echos off the valley, in a photo illuminated by a combination of flash and ambient light. The st... (more)

At 8:58 am the first of the morning light illuminates the valley of the New River Gorge as westbound mixed freight Q303 and its eight car consist snake their way through Backus, and soon to be Qui... (more)

Making what is perhaps her inaugural run over former Virginian Rails west of Elmore, NS' Central New Jersey heritage SD70ACe leads an NS U92 out of a tight rock cut near Page at 1:15 am, destined ... (more)

Lonesome night at Prince.. Deep in the New River Gorge valley below, the silence is broken by a westbound coal train charging through the abandoned coal community outside of Beckley. The C&O Princ... (more)

The results of warm air colliding with a cold front.. A mild 55 degree night has produced the right amount of energy for the development of severe thunderstorms across Kentucky and West Virginia. ... (more)