Spring is in bloom in the mountains of southern West Virginia as Norfolk Southern train U87 climbs through the small community of Bud with 150 hoppers bound for storage at Clarks Gap.

A train rolls over the trestle in Bud, Wv one last time. 150 coal hoppers heading to storage at Clark's Gap on the Princeton Deepwater District.

A Hill Run lugs coal up to the summit of the ex-Virginia in Clark's Gap. This was the second run of the day, and would be combined with cars from a morning run to make a huge train to send east. I... (more)

With an overnight run from Roanoke, these westbound empty hoppers drift downgrade through the fog and across the trestle at Bud, WV on the former Virginian. In a few miles this Pocahontas Divisio... (more)