One final trip over the hill.... U86 crosses the iconic curved ex-Virginian bridge at Garwood, West Virginia on their way to Clarks Gap to clean out the storage cars from the yard. This is most li... (more)

A trio of NS dash 9's ease across Garwood Trestle after bringing 150 hoppers for storage to Clarks Gap.

With 150 empty bottom dump coal hoppers for long term storage at Clark's Gap Yard, NS U87 grinds across the massive trestle at Garwood, WV behind a trio of widecab GE's.

Helpers on the last "Hill Run" fade away into the darkness as they pass through Garwood Tunnel, and the rest is history.

On September 29th, a day before the last day on Clark's Gap, myself and several friends climbed the hill to witness the last loaded coal train climb the 2.2% grade at Garwood. The wait was longer ... (more)

With the shadows growing long on October 20, 2001, two Norfolk Southern locomotives push a "Hill Run" over the curved steel trestle at Garwood, West Virginia, on the 2.07 percent grade t... (more)

With 13,200 horsepower on the head end and another 12,800 on the rear U85 makes its way up the grade on the soon to be taken out of service former Virginian Railroad mainline crossing the curved t... (more)

The second "hill job" of the day sweeps around the massive Virginian trestle at Garwood, WV on a beautiful September afternoon. The leaves are starting to change in what will be the las... (more)

Darkness begins to set in as a Hill Run climbs the 2.2% grade up to Clark’s Gap on the former Virginian with a four unit helper on the rear.

Darkness begins to set in as a Hill Run climbs the 2.2% grade up to Clark’s Gap on the former Virginian.

On a sunny afternoon, J93 shoves across Garwood Trestle as it helps U86 climb the 2.2% grade up to Clark's Gap on the former Virginian. Scenes like this will be a thing of the past as NS will moth... (more)

A Hill run lead by a CREX Gevo crosses Garwood trestle on a warm June afternoon.

NS 9600 leads an eastbound Hill Run over the Garwood trestle.

Pocahontas Division train U85 is seen soaring high above Gooney Otter Hollow as it crosses the former Virginian Railway curved trestle at Garwood, WV. The loco set is returning downhill to Elmore... (more)

On a stunningly beautiful Autumn afternoon, hill-run job No. U85 struggles upgrade across massive Garwood Trestle along the former Virginian Railway east of Mullens, W.Va. The scenery in this terr... (more)