Having passed through Bluefield, WV after an hour or so delay waiting for eastbound manifests and loaded coal trains to arrive and depart, Norfolk Southern 55W is heading west over the famed former Norfolk & Western "Coopers Trestle" near Bramwell, WV on January 8, 2021. Probably one of the most photographed bridges on the N&W, this bridge has played host to Class J #611 and Class A #1218, as an example, numerous times in their careers and has even been photographed by O. Winston Link on several occasions. The tracks below the trestle are of the former N&W Bluestone branch, now used only for car storage if needed, which fittingly parallels the Bluestone National Scenic River. In the falling snow, this trestle has a flavor to its own that is hard to beat photographically.
