The "wrong way trains" meet where the west end of the siding used to end. That's 112 in the hole. Had something to do with end points. For some time back then CSX units were rather com... (more)
An ACe is in charge of a westbound hopper train at control point Arthur in Shawsville, VA.
NS 277 heads west through Elliston, VA with a tier 4 GEVO leader.
CSX Trackage Rights coal train T090 heads East on the NS Appalachia District passing the famed Copper Creek trestle.
25A rolling through The Plains, with a former BNSF H2 duo trailing, both under different owners. WFRX 8963, former BNSF SD70MAC owned by Wells Fargo Rail, and NS 3955, former KCS and BNSF C44-9W.
EB mixed freight. We didn't get many of these down here so I probably went bonkers when this little beauty appeared, easing into the siding where the switch used to be. Wouldn't that white stuff... (more)
A loaded NS coal train heads east through Glenvar, VA as some spring colors are showing.
A loaded NS coal train heads east through Ironto, VA as some spring colors are showing.
When was the last one? The last time a crew scrambled to assemble their gear, the cook shopped for provisions and the big hook was prepared to move out. Before Hulcher and Corman overcame quaint... (more)
Looking for a good college, rural setting, small class size with 6 or so trains each way per day? Check this out. Oh, and by the way, bring $$. WB train, probably #112, the "wrong way"... (more)
Hopper train NS 821 heads west through Wabun, VA near control point Singer.
After squiggling down the creek from Bluefield this auto rack train is cruising along the New River.
An ACe leads a loaded ethanol train east through Wabun, VA on the Whitethorne district.
Train #112 was an eastbound train but on this route segment it is running west on a nice fall day.
A Norfolk Southern rail bus cruises past the photographer as it approaches its next stop at Seaside Amusement Park in this July 1937 photograph.