After 3 months, after my buds Samuel Phillips, and Jonathan McCoys shot of the same train, here is mine.
CSXT T227-13 and CSXT T336-14 meet at Moss Run on a absolutely beautiful Autumn day.
Amtrak's Cardinal pulls the grade at Moss Run, VA with varnish on the rear. The dome observation car "Sierra Hotel" carries the markers this day.
A short Q136 sprints through the cut at Moss Run.
Rerouted Q136 swings through the S curve at Moss Run on a beautiful August afternoon.
The WB Cardinal Amtrak PO51 has just cleared the switch from double to single track at OX Cabin, as it makes its way to the summit of the Alleghanies at Alleghany, Va, and continue its westward jo... (more)
The best patch of color of the entire weekend. An Eastbound heads down the grade at Moss Run.
A hint of fall at Moss Run.
Night Meet at Moss Run. An empty Westbound grain awaits an Eastbound coal train to clear the single track at OX Cabin. Shot was taken with the use of a black card to let the engines come through... (more)
Westbound at OX Cabin. The fog begins to form following a thunderstorm, whose rain and lightning collaborated with a half moon to illuminate the scene. A 211 second exposure @ f4.0, ISO 100.
Westbound up the grade at Moss Run with a full load of rail.
Q302 winds its way down the grade at Moss Run. Heavy rain interacting with the snow kept the fog around most of the day.
Westbound empties snake their way towards the summit at Alleghany.
A westbound empty grain waits his turn, as a loaded coal train snakes down the mountain towards Clifton Forge. The trees are just starting their turn to Fall colors.
Mtys WB are going towards Hinton as this train rolls away towards the sunset.