This is an excellent shot in my collection taken by my friend Wally Johnson, of Richmond, VA. The train is the northbound (toward Kentucky) Norton Local--number 64--emerging from Callahan's Nose T... (more)
A doubleheaded coal train led by a booster-equipped L&N J4A Mike and an unidentified M-1 2-8-4 hammers away after a meet with fast freight 66 at Big Stone Gap, VA. This photo was taken by the late... (more)
Soon to be Extra 786 North upon entering the Big Stone Block on 'The Old CV', ES44AC 786 crosses the connection bridge at Big Stone Gap,VA. with quarry scarred Little Stone Mountain providing th... (more)
In 1986, somewhere in the bowels of the headquarters in Jacksonville, their germinated a virus which engendered insane notions, crazy ideas, sheer madness. The affected persons allowed a steam tr... (more)
Norfolk Southern's steam program was in full swing when SR 4501 made a trip to Appalachia in 1994. On the return leg, 4501 rolls through Oreton on the NS (ex-Southern) main.
Q08 slowly rolls eastbound out of the Appalachia Yard Limit as it appraoches the Big Stone Gap signal. The track at the left is the CSX connector constructed in 1986 to allow CSX to utilize NS tra... (more)
An empty hopper train approaches the icicle draped tunnel at Harper, Virginia, immediately north of Big Stone Gap.
The only L&N locomotives I ever photographed came by me at Big Stone Gap as I was taking a nap. I woke up in time to grab this shot.
NS 7585 is doing DPU duty today at the rear of Train 722 at Big Stone Gap.
CSX 790 and Diversity in Motion 699 glide downgrade at Wildcat.
A nice punctuation mark on the end of a string of empties from Eastman.
A rough looking GE leads empties near the NS-CSX connection at East Stone on a warm January day.
CSX 401 drifts along on the rear of loaded coal train U352 as the train prepares to enter the Cadet yard limits prior to joining the NS mainline for a trackage rights trip to Frisco. Fall is here!
Southbound CSX loaded coal train rolling through the rural countryside at Strawberry Patch on the CV sub.
Two sets of helpers side by side ready to return to Loyall
