Eastbound loads battle the impressive grade at Hawks Nest with a pair of GE's.
Heavy rain, and mudslides forced CSX to shutdown their number 2 mainline between Cotton Hill and Sewell, and allowed a semi-lucky photographer to catch an Eastbound move across the bridge at Hawks... (more)
Fourteen minutes! This massive 150 car coal train took a total of fourteen minutes to make his way through the entire gorge at Hawks Nest, shortly after sunset. Notice the rushing water in the rig... (more)
The Eastbound Cardinal passes thru rural Anstead,WVa but the location is better known as Hawks Nest
Could you ask for a better meet? A westbound grainer meets an eastbound coal train right at MA Cabin as they both make their way through the New River Gorge valley.
The westbound Cardinal rounds the curve at Hawks Nest and heads for the bridge.
Due to the long amfleet coaches, both Cardinals are forced to run on one track through the Hawks Nest gorge making for a nice trip on this railroad bridge.
The eastbound Cardinal clears MA Cabin during a beautiful summer morning.
As the evening slowly winds down to an end, CSX P051 can be seen running west through the New River Valley just east of MA Cabin (signal visible in bottom right).
An Eastbound coal train thunders upgrade past Hawks Nest Dam, just after dusk. 360 second exposure @ f8.0, ISO 100.
Meet me in Hawks Nest. A wide angle capture of a westbound / eastbound meet at MA Cabin, deep in the New River Gorge.
This eastbound loaded coal drag snakes through the horesehoe curve at MA Cabin.
CSX G877 heads through the New River Valley at Hawks Nest with a long train of grain empties.
An eastbound loaded train echos off the mountains of the New River valley as it makes it's way past the Hawks Nest Dam.
A little train in a big canyon! The Eastbound Cardinal exits "The Dries" at Hawks Nest Dam. The Dries were a result of water from the New River being diverted through a tunnel, to a downstream p... (more)
