Former Norfolk & Western 8530 throttles up as it is just about to cross over the Tug Fork River and enter Welch tunnel with an eastbound coal train heading for Bluefield West Virginia. The track o... (more)
The sun makes a brief appearance on an otherwise rainy day in Nitro, West Virginia as a solo GP works a local on the Kanawha River Railroad, sorting out cars in the small yard here. After starting... (more)
A classic Western Maryland look, as WM-painted FP9 243 runs over "home" rails on its way towards Elkins. To the left is a connection across the Tygart River to the B&O Coal and Coke line... (more)
I116 heads through the Potomac River valley after a fresh snow on a cold January morning. In a few miles he will cross the river and head on former Western Maryland trackage to Hagerstown, Md. and... (more)
94X heads across the Potomac River with a ballast extra with one of the two SD70ICC rebuilds leading.
27A blows across the Potomac River as NS 955 had to wait about a mile south on the siding. The lead unit is a relatively clean rebuild. Note the peaking redbud tree in the foreground.
Hilldale Hike: CSXT 3473 leads empty grain train CSX G626 westbound through Hilldale, West Virginia, as it makes a final push toward Hinton, West Virginia, along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision.
Up and out of town passing Point Park, X317 departs CSX’s Parkersburg Yard bound for Russell Kentucky and on to Cincinnati.
Prowling in the street during the early morning hours, a YN2 pair leads 88 coal empties bound for Bailey Mine in Pennsylvania for loading and to eventually return to New Haven Power plant along th... (more)
Ronceverte Refreshments: AMTK 160, the Pepsi Can, leads the westbound Cardinal through Ronceverte, West Virginia, along the CSX Alleghany Subdivision.
W053 approach's with sprayers on each side of the train killing unwanted vegetation along the right of way.
Passing MD Tower in Clarksburg, Former Conrail SD50 8662 leads a loaded welded rail train thru town.
Passing through Prichard, WV, NS Train 276 pulls on a long string of intermodal cars.
Into the sunset, CSX Train E118 pulls on a string of 215 empty coal hoppers bound for Peach Creek in the West Virginia Coal Fields.
The Capitol Limited arrives Martinsburg.
