Fans on the west end of the 7107 foot new Elkhorn tunnel helped clear engine exhaust ahead of slow moving east-bound trains. N&W also maintained ventilation fans on the single-track Cowan tunnel,... (more)
The new Elkhorn line had been in service only six years. Working hard with clear stack, sanders and rail-washer working, N&W 2198 is about to enter Elkhorn Tunnel. Sister 2181 is pushing on the re... (more)
The Virginian heritage unit shoves hard on the rear of manifest 194 at Landgraff, WV in a decent rain shower. The run has been quick so far, but the train will struggle progressively more as it hi... (more)
About 45 seconds after the Virginian Heritage Unit shoving on 18M rounded the corner, Westbound helper pair J5N comes through with the Norfolk & Western Heritage Unit on point, bound for Farm to s... (more)
Westbound autorack train 29W splits the CPL's at Ingleside. The replacements are on their way up here, as with several other areas on the East side of Bluefield.
Photographer- unknown- from my personal collection. 35mm Anscochrome slide. July 11, 1959 finds Y6b 2174 performing a photo run by at the giant Trace Fork viaduct on the Dry Fork Branch of the ... (more)
The colors of the fall are starting to abound NS 8099 holds on as the DPU on NS 66Z
Eastbound NS coal train 746 crosses the Ohio River and CSX main into Kenova with a Heritage Duo in command.
After coming into the receiving yard at Norris Yard, train 367 is too long for the track they were instructed to go into so they pulled south to cut off the overflow and will shove those remaining... (more)
Westbound between Hemphill Tunnel No 2 (closest) and 1 at Farm, WV. The certainly used a different method to notch the tunnels here on the East Coast.
A mid-summer severe thunderstorm associated with a major cold front terrioizes the small town of Nitro as it tears through the Kanawha Valley with heavy rains, thunder, and an impressive lightning... (more)
A crew heads back to the yard with a cut of cars from the Cooper River port area downtown.
(Original) Norfolk Southern GP18 No. 4 is being turned at Glenwood Yard, Raleigh, NC.
The Southern heritage unit blasts through downtown Easley along former Southern rails.