Skirting the frozen New River, Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 works westbound at Hawk’s Nest, West Virginia.

Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 disturbs the morning calm at Hawk’s Nest, West Virginia. Loaded coal hoppers trail back as far as the eye can see.

Before its later makeover, a somewhat neglected depot at Thurmond, West Virginia starts to shake as Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 thunders past.

Emissions from the stack of Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614 trail back over its train loaded with West Virginia coal. The westbound train is negotiating the S-curve approaching Thurmond, West Virginia... (more)

Eastbound manifest rolls through Chattaroy, which is about to enter Williamson Yard just a mile or so ahead.

Big Steam in Big Snow

American Coal Enterprises’ data collection of Chesapeake & Ohio 4-8-4 614’s performance occurred during most of the month of January, 1985. January in Wes... (more)

Amtrak rolls east into Harpers Ferry.

Majestic Mining #1 is at the interchange between the former Buffalo Creek & Gauley and the B&O in Dundon, West Virginia. This operation would last another three years before giving up the ghost. T... (more)

Deep in the Potomac River valley, CSX 4764 leads a westbound through Orleans Road, WV on an October morning. The distinctive B&O CPLs were still an attraction in this territory.

A Baldwin D-S-4-4-1000 belonging to Consolidated Gas Supply stands in coal mining country in Teter, West Virginia. I believe that this unit was originally United States Department of War 7143.

The West Virginia Northern was a coal hauling short line that relied on dynamic brake-equipped EMD switchers to get product from the mines to the B&O interchange at Tunnelton, West Virginia. Altho... (more)

“Beard’s Crossing”
Already 15 minutes late for its 11:01 appointment at Martinsburg, and with 10 miles yet to go, Amtrak 30(1), the eastbound Capitol Limited (CSX P030), on ... (more)

The beginning of the fall season is in the process of becoming bright and colorful as we see CSX train N785 eastbound with 100 loads of coal bound for Baltimore.

After a crew change, NS 18M rolls down grade through Bluefield, WV with NS 8101 on point.

A gathering of several locomotives is seen here at the CSX Huntington locomotive shop. Several locomotives are in storage while others are in the process of being rebuilt.