The CSXT James River Sub south of Clifton Forge rolls along its namesake as its makes it way to Richmond. Even though the depot at Balcony Falls is now gone, this shot is still cool enough to get.... (more)
A grain train races through the Shenandoah Valley on the very scenic James River Subdivision, passing the C&O coaling tower at Balcony Falls in lovely morning light.
Norfolk Southern "mine run" U44 crew is making a reverse move with their empty train toward the coal loader facility on the Big Toms Creek Branch at Coeburn, Virginia.
After just returning to home rails, a pair of CSX lite pushers begin there journey back to Loyall Yard while passing through the outskirts of Big Stone Gap on the OCV Main.
Norfolk Southern mine run U44 with empty coal cars moves east at Coeburn, Virginia. Shortly the train will clear the switch for the Big Toms Creek Branch and will make a reverse move onto the bra... (more)
After dropping off their pusher crew at Pennington Gap, who assisted with bringing the 110-car train through the last operating mainline switchback at Hagans & setting the rear units up for distri... (more)
N313 passes through Clinchco headed South, popping the nose out of one of the many tunnels along this stretch
N313 splits the leaning signals at Dungannon, headed South with Brice loads.
N313 passes the Clinchfield signals at the NE Dante with a loaded coal train.
Coal loads heading for Duke Power in Brice, NC trundle down the former Clinchfield Railroad mainline at Dante, as the train skirts alongside the Lick Creek and through the intermediate signals kno... (more)
Sometimes, when the stars align, the clouds do too. Southbound loaded coal drag N760-05 finds a pocket of sunlight as it rounds the curve at the south end of Starnes in beautiful southwest Virgi... (more)
A CSX Eastman coal train rumbles through the small Virginian community of Olinger on the CV Sub.
A trio of AC4400CWs leads a loaded grain train past Buttons Bluff on the CSX James River Subdivision.
Eastbound coal bound for Newport News, Virginia
CSX 843 West (Cross, SC - Hinton, WV) at MP CA 224.