NS #4317, an AC44C6M, speeds up Christiansburg mountain through the snowy town of Shawsville, VA on the morning of February 7, 2021.

The sound of Norfolk Southern train 393 fills the valley near Shawsville, VA on the morning of February 7, 2021 as it slowly crawls up Christiansburg mountain in Notch 8 along the former N&W mainl... (more)

In a bitterly cold wintry scene, a train of loaded coal hoppers fly into Elkhorn Tunnel outside of Maybeury, WV on January 28, 2021 as they head east to Bluefield, WV over the famous Elkhorn Grade... (more)

Norfolk Southern ES44AC #8021 is on her knees thundering east in Notch 8 outside of Maybeury, WV and Elkhorn Tunnel on January 28, 2021. Enroute to Bluefield, WV this heavy coal drag will be route... (more)

Norfolk Southern Dash 9-44CW #9889 bypasses the sleepy railyard near Kimball, WV on January 28, 2021 with its intermodal train deep in the mountains of southern West Virginia.

Passing old warehouse buildings, Norfolk Southern #8044 thunders through the town of Welch, WV on January 28, 2021 as it continues west through the mountains of West Virginia.

An empty set of coal hoppers awaits a refill outside of Eckman, WV as Norfolk Southern #8044 passes under the signals at the west end of the yard on January 28, 2021 along the former Norfolk & Wes... (more)

"West to Williamson!": Norfolk Southern #8044, after a brief crew change, charges west into the Pocahontas Division and the coal fields of West Virginia with its manifest train on Januar... (more)

Norfolk Southern #8044 arrives in Bluefield, WV on January 28, 2021 with its manifest freight train. It's all downhill from here for #8044 as it continues west as shown by the grade profile in the... (more)

The flashing crossing signals along State Road 679 provide a splash of color in the winter wonderland outside of Narrows, VA on January 28, 2021 as Norfolk Southern #8044 thunders west to Bluefiel... (more)

With some nice morning light breaking through the clouds, Norfolk Southern #8044 rounds the bend to cross over the East River near Ingleside, WV on January 28, 2021 on the western end of NS' Chris... (more)

Norfolk Southern ES44AC #8044 and its manifest freight train head west to Bluefield, West Virginia on the snowy morning of January 28, 2021 outside of Narrows, VA.

Cresting Elkhorn Grade, Norfolk Southern #4135 and #1079 cross Cooper's Trestle near Bramwell, WV on January 16, 2021. The bridge passing below the enormous steel and concrete Norfolk & Western st... (more)

The thunderous sound of NS #4135 and #1079 in notch 8 fills the valley outside of Elkhorn, WV on January 16, 2021. The mountains are so steep in this location all of the sound from loaded eastboun... (more)

A friendly engineer greets the photographer near Vivian, WV on January 16, 2021 as NS #4077 is shoving hard together two other units on the rear of our loaded ethanol train. Lots of traffic on thi... (more)