Traffic at Ash street crossing

An empty coal train pulls out of Clifton Forge bound for Hinton

A trio of Chessie GP40-2s lug a westbound empty upgrade at Moss Run. The engines have just emerged from a cloud shadow following the train. This location appears to have been a favorite with steam... (more)

A loaded coal train traverses Allegheny Grade approaching Covington, Virginia

Clifton Forge bound local rattles through "Downtown" Eagle Rock, VA on the passing siding of the C&O James River line. The photographer's US Forest Service truck stands on the left with the door... (more)

Train time at Clifton Forge on a foggy winter morning.

A trio of SD50s crest Allegheny summit with a westbound empty.

A pair of Chessie cats rest at New Castle shortly before sunset on a snowy Winter day.

Hard to tell who this train belongs to. The pair of Chessie units is on a Westbound D&H empty grain train running on trackage rights on Conrails Southern Tier. The blade on the 342 Westbound semap... (more)

Chessie Steam Special 2101, originally Reading 2101, prepares for departure at Cincinnati Union Terminal as a B&O Geep goes about its work in the background.

Former Reading 2101, dressed up as the Chessie Steam Special rests in Camden Yards between assignments during the summer of 1977. The B&O warehouse in the background now sits beyond the right fiel... (more)

In the Autumn of 1977, Ross Rowland’s ex-Reading 2101 pounds east through Barboursville with the Chessie Steam Special. The big engine is bound for Charleston this morning, where she’ll pick ... (more)

This former Chessie System (B&O) trailer is now spending its retirement hauling bales of pine needles for Plyer Farms, based out of Pageland, SC.

Evidence of former mining activity at this location behind the train

Ballast train