A mixed freight gets back underway after a short crew change towards the west end of the yard. Of note: the Nickel Plate heritage unit can be seen tucked away in the helper track on the left side ... (more)
Hopper train NS 815 has made it into Bluefield yard and a crew change is under way. The train will be split in half, the first half with 4000 leading will go down the Clinch Valley and the second ... (more)
NS 4224 leads empty grain train 51E into Bluefield, WV as it creeps up yard track two on a snowy morning.
On a beautiful May morning, NS 6D4 makes it's way out of Bluefield yard with a Canadian Pacific GE in the lead. Trailing is a yellow EMDX unit.
Stoney Ridge and the N&W coaling tower loom large as NS #1187 arrives to Bluefield, WV on the evening of March 21, 2021.
Arriving to the Bluefield, WV yards, NS 811, lead by NS #9619, a Dash 9-44CW, creeps along the north side of the yard and passes the car shops that originally date back to the N&W days of operatio... (more)
After a brief crew change, NS 393 lead by Wabash heritage unit #1070 rolls out of Bluefield, WV on the afternoon of March 7, 2021. Standing at 125 feet tall, the coaling tower in the background wa... (more)
"Follow the Flag": Originally a Class 1 railroad that served Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and the province of Ontario, Canada, the Wabash railroad was a major freigh... (more)
NS Wabash heritage unit #1070 hauling train 393 pulls into Bluefield, WV on the morning of March 7, 2021. Meanwhile, an NS conductor, surrounded by empty coal hoppers awaiting a ride, radios and s... (more)
Having arrived to the east end of the Bluefield, WV yards, NS 393, lead by Wabash heritage unit #1070, creeps its way along the southside main on March 7, 2021. In June 1952, the N&W began constru... (more)
"Sunbathing in Bluefield": Higginbotham's Summit - 363.3 miles from Norfolk at the top of a 1.0 percent grade when the N&W arrived in 1882-1883 while forming its lines west of the New Ri... (more)
After a quick crew change, NS 393 rumbles out of Bluefield Yard with the Wabash heritage unit up front.
NS 393 comes a stop in Bluefield yard for a very quick crew change before heading out onto the Pokey.
NS 393 rumbles into the yard in Bluefield, Wv with Wabash in the lead.
NS 8164 leads NS 8114 and five scrap bound PRLX SD75Ms into Bluefield Yard on a sunny fall afternoon.