This helper set has just been added to the end of this eastbound coal drag and is shoving hard as it begins the assault on Newberg grade.

A colorful train for a gloomy day: the high bridge over Shaver’s Fork plays host to a Mountain State RR & Logging Historical Assoc. excursion.

PANNED profile of one of the oddballs of the diesel world as it charges across the Cheat River “high bridge” as part of the Mountain State RR & Logging Historical Assoc. railfan weekend. Take... (more)

Quaint wooden homes dot the hillside as the Grafton yard crew pulls across the Tygart River while shuffling empty hoppers.

A coal drag pulls into the yard in downtown Grafton passing the Grafton switcher and will soon be tackling the grades of the famed ex-B&O Mountain Sub.

A Mountain State RR & Logging Historical Assoc. excursion heads south across Cheat River near MP 77 on the old WM.

The scenic Cheat River gorge creates a beautiful setting for this Mountain State RR & Logging Hist. Assoc. excursion.

A Trains Unlimited charter lead by 103 year old Shay 5 siphons water from a below ground tank under the watchful eyes of the Cass crew.

Trains of the WVC and Cass Scenic Railroad converge at the site of the ghost town of Spruce.

The beautiful old Western Maryland station at Elkins has recently been reconnected to active rail and awaits the departure of a train bound for Spruce.

A speeder rests near the depot as the DGVR crane awaits the call to duty in the little railroad's cluttered yard. For the crew's sake, hopefully the speeder will see action sooner than the crane!

Coal loads head east through the scenic James River valley, seen here about to pass under the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Coal loads head east along the James River.

A pair of AC's roll across the Roanoke River with 67 southbound loaded grain hoppers under dismal skies.