The J51 helper trio shoves on the rear of Ethanol train 64M at Big Four.

Pusher set J59 shoves Belews Creek, NC coal train 746 through Big Four Tunnel No. 1, between Huger and the Big Four Wal-Mart, where the east portal of this same tunnel is conveniently located.

Shoving against the rear of eastbound Belews Creek coal train 746, Norfolk Southern's Nickle Plate Road Heritage Unit ducks into one of the many N&W Tunnels on the Pocahontas District.

After pushing an eastbound coal drag over the famed "Elkhorn Grade", NS pusher set J55 emerges from a former N&W ice covered tunnel in Big Four on it's return trip to Farm.

A rare treat on the Pocahontas District, a freshly painted SD40-2 leads 110 coal loads out of Big Four Tunne on it's eastbound journey across the Elkhorn Grade.

As the Ice melts outside Norfolk Southern's Big Four No. 1 Tunnel, J55 exits the west portal on its way to Farm to push another train back east and over the Elkhorn Grade.

On a dreary afternoon, a fairly new SD60E leads 95V over the freezing cold water in Big Four.

As eastbound loaded coal train NS 766 disappears into Big Four Tunnel No. 1, NS J5M helpers led by NS' Lehigh Valley heritage ES44AC are illuminated by flash, as they grind upgrade toward Bluefiel... (more)

Hotshot 217 breaks the silence of the night at Big Four Tunnel #1. Leading the way is the Delaware, Lackawanna an Western heritage unit, NS 1074. A big thanks goes out to more)

NS' Southern Railway heritage ES44AC rolls westbound into the east portal of Big Four Tunnel No. 1 during a late winter snow squall.

Stopped at Elkhorn grade near Big Four, eastbound coal loads wait for westbound NS 233 to clear the interlocking before proceeding east to the summit at Maybeury and into their crew termination po... (more)

A cold Winter morning finds the Original Norfolk Southern heritage locomotive emerging into daylight at Big Four, W.Va., as the engineer throws a friendly wave to us. The helpers are en-route to F... (more)

Disappearing into Big Four No. 2 Tunnel, NS' Erie and Southern Railway heritage locomotives assist an eastbound coal drag toward Bluefield along the route of the Norfolk & Western mainline.

As a heavy snow squall leaves a quick inch of snow on the ground at Big Four, eastbound loads emerge from Big Four Tunnel No. 1 under the power of former Conrail C40-8W, No. 8444.

Pushers glide downhill by an old concrete marker.