The eastbound C&O signal bridge at Sandstone displays a clear signal on main two for an approaching eastbound as an early spring thunderstorm associated with a cold front invades the New River Gor... (more)

Delivering inbound cars from the FIRR/NS interchange, Flats Industrial SW1200 No. 1202 carefully negotiates the spur tracks of Cereal Food Processors in downtown Cleveland. Presently, this is the ... (more)

Approaching the Buchanan Wye at Devon, export coal loads cross Knox Creek near Milepost 3 on the Buchanan Branch mainline in Pike County Kentucky. This unique N&W coal mining branch contributes a ... (more)

On a route that represents one of CSX's most critical export coal arteries, crude oil trains originating in North Dakota and terminating in Virginia have increase traffic volume along CSX's ex- C&... (more)

An overview of Norfolk Southern's Williamson Yard and the western edge of its shop facility and former Norfolk & Western roundhouse. This large coal classification point was a critical link to the... (more)

Enroute to the Yorktown crude oil facility near Newport News, VA, CSX K080 blasts through St. Albans under the cover of darkness, led by a trio of BNSF widecabs. This is the third loaded crude tra... (more)

A long way from Northern Ohio & Western trackage in Tiffin, NOW GP9 No. 4497 (formerly, a CNW GP9) sits tied down on the head end of a string of TopGons waiting to be loaded at the Alpha operated ... (more)

Spotting its cut of empties at the Roadfork flood loader, NS SD70ACe No. 1082 idles with a string of TopGons in tow. Once loaded, the loaded train will follow the South Fork branch back north to t... (more)

NS SD70ACe No. 1082 reverses into the Arcelor Mittal operated Roadfork loadout at Milepost 3.2 on NS' Sand Fork Branch in Monson, W.Va. The 110 car capacity loadout represents one of the far most ... (more)

Downgrade through Falls Mills, a pair of Bluefield AC helpers pass the "falls" enroute to Farm to assist an eastbound loaded coal drag over Elkhorn grade. Railroading on the Pocahontas District ne... (more)

Westbound on the Pokey mainline, high priority container train, NS I3Q rolls through downtown Welch on its dreary commute across the N&W mainline to Williamson from Bluefield. Welch represents one... (more)

A spring like rain shower has left behind a blanket of fog in the Tug Fork valley at Norfolk & Western's Auville Yard. The vintage coaling tower that serviced steam locomotives along N&W's busy Dr... (more)

Framed by Thurmond's iconic C&O cantilever signal, eastbound crude oil loads roll through downtown under the lead power of a western visitor. The train is destined for Yorktown, VA from BNSF at Ch... (more)

The fifth running of crude oil loads for the new Plains All American Pipeline facility in Yorktown, VA roll through Cheylan alongside the Kanawha River. The 97 car train, which originated in Chica... (more)

Due to extreme cold and snowy conditions across the Chicago Metro area earlier in the week, Amtrak's Cardinal operated with Superliner equipment on both trains No. 51-5 and No. 50-8 along i... (more)