A CSX mother and slug spend the night with a small work train on the old manual scale track.

Two generations of locomotives.. Less than six months old, NRE built 'Genset' locomotive type, NRE 3GS21B idles on the fuel pad, while recently repainted CSXT 2701 idles on the east end of the yar... (more)

Idling at the old scale track in South Charleston, Genset locomotive, CSXT 1325 is picking up an additional cut of cars for Elk Yard, sight of the CSX car shop. Quite a clash of generations of rai... (more)

New visitor in town.. In addition to the trio of MP15's assigned to South Charleston, CSX recently assigned NRE 3GS21B 'Genset' locomotive to the terminal. Sporting a crisp YN3 paint scheme and an... (more)

This JDNX unit sits at South Charleston waiting to be shipped out. This switcher looks to be from a coal mine due to the small piles of coal on the unit.

CSX 8874 sits on the old manual scale track with a small work train.

A former UP C40-8, now leased by CREX idles in South Charleston on Q302. The train has just made set offs in the yard and is bound for Hinton, Clifton Forge, and ultimately Richmond.

Arriving from Russell, Q302 will soon make set offs in the yard at South Charleston, sporting a pair of Dash 8's as power. Once the set offs are made and Q302 has returned to the main, the train w... (more)

"Good safety stop, CREX 9043", the conductor transmits as he confirms the coupler is open and Q302's power is safely able to couple back into the consist after dropping off cars in South Charlesto... (more)

A trio of EMD standard cabs pause on the head end of CSX Q303 at South Charleston in the last light of the evening. It's 5:06 pm and the Hinton-Russell crew will have at least an hour of switching... (more)

A former Union Pacfic C40-8, now operated by Citicrop Railmark Incorporated has just returned to the main from the South Charleston Yard after dropping off 24 cars off of Richmond destined manifes... (more)

Catching the last rays of the evening sun, westbound long term reroute CSX Q135 glides through South Charleston. The small shack to the right of the photo is the location of the original C&O scale... (more)

Long term detour, CSX Q135 catches the last of the evening sunlight at South Charleston, westbound along the former C&O mainline. The train will briefly pause in Russell, KY to allow for servicing... (more)

CSX Y220, the second trick South Charleston yard job idles near CSX's "Number One" crossover while making pick ups on the east end of the yard. Numerous customers in South Charleston require CSX t... (more)

An aerial view of the South Charleston Yard operated by CSX along the former C&O mainline. The yard serves as the originating point for most locals in the Kanawha Valley on CSX. Numerous large che... (more)