A Norfolk Southern coal train passes through Oakvale WV bewind a pair of C36-7s, with NS 8541 leading. (Oakvale West Virginia – November 2, 1984). John Held photograph, Craig Walker collecti... (more)

Norfolk Southern, NS 8502-6607, with an eastbound coal drag on the Pocahontas Divison at Maybeury, West Virginia. February 21, 1992 Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

An EB loaded coal train in meeting WB hoppers at the east end of the yard. In the background some of the old steam-era buildings remain. My favorite structure though, is the old switchman's shan... (more)

In the dying sunlight an empty WB hopper train heels into a curve on the upgrade along the East River, down between the many ridges of the Appalachians.

Following the East River between the ridges the Norfolk & Western had a few squiggles to negotiate to reach the easy grades along the beautiful New River. Just east of Oakvale this train, its dy... (more)

C36-7i 1545+1505 (MP 9005 & 9039) Starting it's journey to Valga with Orlen fuel train destinated to Mažeikiai in Lithuania.

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)

On short term lease these units made things interesting in the nineties and I missed most of them but got lucky on this date. I might have caught him in the street in La Grange had gotten out a b... (more)

A GP38-2 is on the point and there are helpers in the middle with these guys kicked back and rattling along in Run 8 all the way to Big Cut and the top of the grade. Back in the coal days.

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Back when Norton was used as the yard for mine runs a returning set of empties has held short at the small community just east of town. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.

Conrail SECS hits the curve south of Ridgefield Park station behind a trio of six-axle GEs. So much has changed in the thirty years since this photo was taken. Aside from the obvious, the lack o... (more)

Still in original colors this unit is owned by NS on this date.

Photo by Mike Dolenski, from my collection.

Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific locomotives are gathered at Yard Center at Dolton on December 3, 1988. MP was merged into UP on December 22, 1982, and initially it was to remain separate in nam... (more)