Eastbound coal loads cross the Bluestone River approaching Bluefield, Va.

The Pitcairn Local, C56, backs some bad order hoppers into the yard at Pitcairn. The buildings in the background were once part of the sprawling yard at Pitcairn.

NS 22W rolls along the border between Rankin and Swissvale on an usually clear July morning. 22W will stop at NS's Pitcairn Intermodal Yard to make a set-off and a pickup before continuing on its ... (more)

A misty rain has fallen in Norton for much of the day. NS U47, with engineer C. R. Thomas at the controls, shuffles loads at the east end of Norton Yard. In fact, C. R. has needed to pull a short ... (more)

With an autorack spacer car on each end, a patched ex-Conrail unit leads a solid train of Case tractors eastbound between Ardara and Larimer, Pa.

A westbound mixed freight grinds through an S curve at Mance. Pa.

Conductor Bobby Kedron stands in the door of cab NS 555048 to protect the reverse move as cab hop U47 shoves past freshly painted cab NS 555065 and a few loads sitting in Esservile Scale Siding in... (more)

Westbound empty hoppers enter the cut at Wegley amidst a backdrop of fall color.

NS 720, loaded at Westmoreland Coal's Appalachia transloader, splits the signals at Harvey, Virginia. The train is destined to Duke Power's Belmont facility.

Southern 4501 approaches the west portal of Natural Tunnel on the return leg of a steam excursion to Appalachia.

NS U48 shoves empties into Tracks 2 and 3 at the ex-N&W's Norton Yard. The track to the immediate right is the ex-Interstate Railroad's main line through Norton. The ex-IRR's Norton Wye is visible... (more)

A CSX coal train has reached the top of the Hagans Switchback and proceeds toward Big Stone Gap.

Westbound empties roll through Penn, PA.

Westbound NS 227 is about to roll under the Spring Hill bridge at Wall, Pa. NS's Pitcairn Intermodal Terminal occupies the right background.

An ex-Interstate mine run approaches the Kilbourne Avenue crossing in Appalachia with commercial loads.