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.
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)
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)
Pushers glide downhill by an old concrete marker.
Passing a greaser along the curvy stretch thru Big Four, NS 185 heads west on a slow order.
I had to shoot the conctete marker more than once as I figure its days are numbered. The pusher set will see it again shortly as it will push a freight back to Bluefield.
A pusher set shoves hard past the old concrete mile post still in use.
A westbound holds at Big Four, waiting on signal indication before proceeding.
The helpers on the rear of eastbound NS 194 only have one unit on line as it dig in up Elkhorn Grade at Big Four, WV.
