Showing her age, the flagship of the C&O SD18 fleet is still earning her keep at the yard in Russell, Kentucky, only a few years away from retirement.

C&O 614 has test runs in Baltimore.

C&O 614 has test runs in Baltimore.

C&O 614 has test runs in Baltimore.

614T east is leaving Pratt WVA. as an west bound freight with a Chessie unit leads.

This quintessential railroad station contained an operator's tower, a baggage and passenger waiting room, subdivision offices, upstairs living quarters and an outstanding train order board. If you... (more)

Thurmond was railfan headquarters in WV. The town’s main street was the railroad. This location offered mainline freights and several mine runs to MT Hope and Fayetteville. The engine house was ... (more)

C&O "Chapel Hill" brings up the rear of the 2007 Cincinnati Southern Railway inspection train. The train ran from Cincinnati to Chattanooga on May 11 and returned the following day. The train was ... (more)

Shooting from this side of the tracks turned out not to be the best of ideas when all of that blowing coal dust reached us! According to recent news reports, this is still quite a problem ... and... (more)

My bike in front of my ride. Back in 1975 when I was 15, I spent many hours riding with the yard crew.

C&O Fs with a B&O for good measure head through Bexley, Ohio, with a pretty good mix of freight.

Was it just my impression or, once the Chessie cats began to appear, did their unrepainted sombre sisters start to get a disproportionate number of assignments to the local jobs?