Just west of Paw Paw, WV and technically still on the Magnolia Cutoff lies Little Niagara or as old heads call it "Bird S**t Hollow." This bridge once controlled all four tracks of the Cutoff unti... (more)

Westbound through the coal town of Marmet, a long term detoured intermodal train from the B&O blasts through town, westbound on the former C&O.

Intermodal on the C&O.. A long term reroute while the CSX National Gateway Project nears completion on the B&O, single stack Q135 glides through the S curve at Moss Run, near OX Cabin. The train w... (more)

CSX Q135, long term B&O reroute from the Magnolia Cutoff has just departed Clifton Forge less than an hour ago and is on schedule for its afternoon run along CSX's Alleghany Subdivision to Hinton.... (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)

Q135 heads to single main at Kanawha Falls with a little fall color.

The westbound intermodal heads through Montgomery.

The westbound intermodal heads through Deep Water in the last of the evening light.

A single AC6000 leads the rare daylight running of the container train on the Northern Sub.

Operating under a new ID, CSX Q135 (previously CSX Q139) passes the distinctive station at White Sulphur Springs.

Q135 exiting the Willard Terminal

Westbound Q135 passes the Maxwell signals as it climbs the east slope of Sand Patch Grade.

On a day marred by clouds and gloom, a few splashes of sunlight were seen in the afternoon but we were only lucky enough to get a train in good light once. Q135 rolls into Deshler as the conductor... (more)

Best of the Worst? Over the years I have seen some interesting looking number board combinations, but I have to give 8575 the nod for the best number board failure. Give it a couple of more years ... (more)