NS 78G rolling eastbound through the community of Daniel Boone on a crystal clear Saturday morning with an unmistakeable hint of fall in the air.

A pair of NS GEs lead a westbound empty coal train through this rural scene just west of Gate City.

A westbound empty CSX hopper train rolls through Gate City and past a little leauge softball field which sits empty on this mild October afternoon.

NS 702 eastbound rolling by the Hob-Nob Drive In which is just about to open for another busy day of work.

A cloudless Sunday morning finds the Hob-Nob Drive In an hour away from opening for business as an eastbound CSX loaded coal train passes on its Erwin, TN bound journey.

An unusally clean ex-CR GE leads NS 78G as it eases down to a stop to cut the pusher engines off at Watkins.

A pair of SD70MACs led by brand new #4812 lead an eastbound loaded CSX coal train at Marcem on a cool, late fall morning.

BNSF 9528 leads the eastbound "C-train" (782) by the signals at Marceum.

Freshly repainted NS 8388 leads a westbound empty hopper train into the siding at Boone with an eastbound work train (97Z) sitting on the mainline, less than an hour from going on the law.

WB Empties

WB Empties

Ex CR on EB coal

Ex CR unit moving slow on EB coal, even w/pushers

A typical spring thunderstorm has passed through the area followed by enough rays of sunlight to create this rather bright rainbow over the Gate City area....just so happened I found a train too! ... (more)

NS 6158 leads a westbound 785 through downtown Gate City. The two trailing units (SD50 and a SD40-2) have died and the lone SD40-2 is wound up keeping the 100 car empty train rolling.