CSX 827- 75 with a westbound coal train at N. Arlington Street crossing, AY, Akron, Ohio. December 9, 2010. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Soaring high above the Hudson River in Castleton-On-Hudson, New York, a pair of GEVO's lead CSX M205 over the Alfred H. Smith Memorial Bridge as the train approaches Selkirk Yard. Running primaril... (more)

CSX train C904 in Waxhaw

After waiting for a northbound intermodal to clear and getting a new crew, a southbound freight throttles up out of the siding at "South Deshler".

After re-crewing on the west side of town, a manifest comes around the wye and slows for a meet with a northbound.

Southbound coal bucket N313 skies across Copper Creek Trestle during a heavy rain shower on the former Clinchfield. The rain is a welcoming sight due to drought conditions across the entire Southe... (more)

Passing by a busy Tilford Yard, an ethanol train along with a loaded coal train wait for a signal to proceed. Getting the jump goes to the coal train, as it throttles up slowly creeping up to spe... (more)

A Hamlet to Nashville freight drags up Raccoon Mountain, splitting the intermediates at Hooker.

Splashes of fall color enhance the breathtaking view from Stateline Overlook within Breaks Interstate Park as a southbound CSX coal train passes through Stateline Tunnel in the depths of the "... (more)

Dispatcher: "Q029-23 this is dispatch. Will you need a push over the mountain at Cowan tonight?" Engineer: "Yes ma'am, if we want to get to the other side we will." Dispatcher: "Well then 02... (more)

Q675 passes alongside Nickajack Lake on a beautiful fall evening. The sun was reflecting off the water onto the left side of the mountain.

A loaded coal train heads north along the Monongahela River through the very busy Port Perry area. The USS Edgar Thomson Works are in the background and the maze of trackage in the foreground belo... (more)