Work train NS 930 is tied down in the siding at Glenita. In earlier years, the now inactive quarry in the background provided much of the ballast for the ex-Southern's Appalachia Division.

Westbound Q343 rolls through Layton, Pa.

An eastbound coal train slows to a stop in Bluefield Yard for a crew change before it continues its eastward journey.

A helper sets rolls eastbound (into the scene) through Southampton, located between Glencoe and Foley, to shove another westbound to the crest of Sand Patch grade.

Eastbound Q352 blasts by MP192 at Hyndman, Pa.

The morning fog has yet to lift as a trio of P&LE units cross Tenmile Creek north of Mather, Pa. on their return trip to Brownsville, Pa.

An eastbound freight leans into the curve at Bluefield, Virginia. The track in the foreground is NS's Clinch Valley Line.

The late Richard E. Markle, Mr. Markle, protects a backup move at Helmstetter's Curve on a Carl Franz Photo Special.

The last rays of sunlight are fading as Foley quickly falls into shadows. These rays highlight the brake shoe smoke and exhaust as an eastbound mixed freight descends the east side of Sand Patch. ... (more)

A westbound mixed freight grinds upgrade on Sand Patch's east slope. The few houses in Philson are located around the curve in the background.

GP30 501 has just let the passengers exit and prepares to uncouple the passenger cars from the Carl Franz Steam Photo Special. It will pull to the rear to allow WMSR 734 to back up for the photo r... (more)

The conductor, the dapper gentleman on the left, had about six more months until retirement. Although he had been offered a lump sum to take early retirement, he figured that by the time taxes, wi... (more)

A mine run pauses beside a collection pond, coal dust and mud as it prepares to work the tipple at Premier, WV.

An eastbound mixed freight passes under the ex-Western Maryland's Keystone Viaduct at Keystone, Pa. The Great Allegheny Passage hiking/biking trail now utilizes the Viaduct.