Like ships in a storm, KN380 is in the trough of a wave of erosion flung uphill from the Ohio River. This piece of railroad, through various owners, has always been a battleground, as evidenced by... (more)
On a bone-chilling night, two EMDs under different flags idle in Hobson. Come morning, they will bring KN380 south through Charleston.
KN380 rumbles across 13 mile Creek in Leon, which fittingly empties here into the Kanawha River.
A break in the clouds lights up KN380 as they roll south through the barren winter landscape.
KN380 has just emerged from New Lexington tunnel and is slithering south towards Moxahala. The train will pass through five more tunnels before arriving in Hobson.
An early KN380 runs through the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio, on the scenic West Virginia Secondary.
KN380 rolls into West Virginia, crossing the Ohio River with Point Pleasant now under its wheels. Completed in 1885, this bridge has carried countless cars from several railroads, and hopefully it... (more)
A surprisingly early 380 divides the small town of Dexter, passing a well-kept church in this Appalachian scene.
KN380 races parallel traffic on Route 13 in gorgeous evening light. Half a mile up, those cars will have to stop and wait as 380 crosses.
A pair of CEFX SD60s leave Langsville Tunnel in the dust as they near Hobson Yard. These SD60s have since left the Kanawha River.
With shadows encroaching, 380 breaks through the treeline and hits a sunny patch at sunset.
As a kid growing up in Athens, I spent hours some days waiting at Armitage hoping for a train. Most of the time nothing showed up, but when I was lucky enough to catch a train, it made all the wai... (more)
Two blue SD60s rumble south with a manifest in the fading light of the day.
Although it'd be nice to get some warm weather now, spring isn't done with us yet. KN380 rumbles south, through a very wet snowfall.
An 8-unit set of power rocks back and forth as they shuffle power to the different trains.
