All is quiet and peaceful in the quaint town of Berwind, West Virginia, until the sound of flanges squealing and a horn echoing in the deep mountain valley, shatters the morning stillness with the... (more)

On a bitterly cold and snowy afternoon, No. 38Q holds the siding situated in Wytheville, Va., as No. 39Q highballs past on the mainline creating a snow storm on his journey west toward Bristol.

On a frigid morning, the engineer on eastbound manifest No. 188, begins notching out the throttle as it clears a 10 MPH slow order(in effect due to a bridge replacement project) within the quaint ... (more)

We're along the former Virginian Altavista District on a cold and snowy morning, as No. 814 rumbles into the community of Moneta, Va., behind a pair of ES44AC's; the second being NS' Southern heri... (more)

On a balmy January afternoon, Norfolk Southern intermodal train No. 204 storms across the Staunton River in Altavista, Va., behind a trio of horses; this line was formally owned by the Southern Ra... (more)

At sunset, Norfolk Southern manifest train No. 186 flies through Goodview, Va., with a heavy train in tow as it traverses the former Virginian Railway toward Altavista. The train has just departed... (more)

Just after departing Roanoke minutes before, Norfolk Southern ethanol loads roar through Stewardtsville, Va., behind a quartet of SD40-2's running in notch 8. The lead two are rare visitors from t... (more)

On a chilly evening along the former Virginian Railroad, the sound of an approaching coal drag permeates the air as No. U86 nears Kegley, W.Va. Soon, the train emerges from the woods and crosses m... (more)

NS U91 rolls into Mullens, W.Va., on a beautiful January morning with a long coal drag that was acquired at Page in the early hours; the Mullens tunnel can be seen behind the locomotives.

Norfolk Southern hopper train No. 77A rolls west into the snowy yard situated in Bluefield, W.Va., to tie its train down, remove the motors, and take them to the fueling pad. Roughly 36 hours prev... (more)

It's a super cold winter morning along the frosty New River, as Norfolk Southern No. 77A slowly approaches the signal at Robinson, Va., to await the arrival of No. 236 with a train of empty hopper... (more)

It's a quiet Sunday afternoon in quaint Southern W.Va., until the sound of flanges squealing permeate the valley with approaching Norfolk Southern hopper train No. 767. Soon, a old SD60 appears le... (more)

It's a dark and foggy night along the former Norfolk and Western, when Norfolk Southern merchandise train No. 194 illuminates the old Vicker coaling dock under a heavy fog.

In gorgeous morning light, a trio of ES44AC's whine across the Slab Fork viaduct as they hold back a loaded train for the 1.65% descent into Elmore. This trestle, in fact, was pictured on the fron... (more)

It's a chilly morning and the unrelenting sound of an approaching "Hill Run" dominates the quiet valley surrounding my location. Soon, NS #U86 emerges into daylight from Tunnel #12 and crosses ove... (more)