Norfolk Southern ES44DC #7594 hustles east past an old church near Eckman, WV on February 20, 2021 with its manifest train enroute for Bluefield, WV on the former N&W Pocahontas Division.
"The Heart of the Nation's Coal Bin" - Welch, West Virginia: Nestled deep in the heart of southern West Virginia lies the city of Welch. Founded in 1893 and named after Isaiah Welch, a f... (more)
Hotshot NS 21V races down main two at Cassandra, preparing to cross in front of a train stopped ahead of it at South Fork on main three.
Rounding the bend by the classic Norfolk and Western CPL at Schuleen, NS 7594 leads train 22A west on a humid summer evening.
An all-power move waiting on an eastbound.
On your mark, get set... On National Train Day 2010, eastbound loaded coal and grain trains are lined up next to the former Virginian depot in Roanoke, awaiting a crew to complete their jou... (more)
A westbound power move begins the trip west with a six pack of various GE models as the setting sun peaks through the clouds.
The crew of 25N has just a few hundred feet to go, as they pass the rarely used engine tracks in the Bristol Yard, and their work for the day will be completed having safely brought the 25N from R... (more)
NS 25N has made it to the top of a small hill just west of Abingdon doing every bit of the 60 MPH speed limit.
NS 25N passes the renovated station area in downtown Abingdon on the siding as they approach the stop signal telling them to wait for the arrival of 16T. Soon a former N&W caboose will be placed b... (more)