Kanawha River Kn380 pulls into Dickinson Yard

Like ships in a storm, KN380 is in the trough of a wave of erosion flung uphill from the Ohio River. This piece of railroad, through various owners, has always been a battleground, as evidenced by... (more)

KN381 peers through Wilson Tunnel, the third of six tunnels it will pass through on its run to Columbus.

Deep in the woods, all three rebuilt SD45s on the KNWA thunder out of Langsville Tunnel on their way north.

Back in Conrail days, the West Virginia Secondary was comparatively humming. So much so, that they installed a siding in Carpenter for helpers to duck into between shoving coal trains up the line.... (more)

381 winds through the little town of Moxahala on its run north to Columbus. A few minutes ago the train passed through Moxahala Tunnel, located on the ruling grade of this line.

KN380 rolls into West Virginia, crossing the Ohio River with Point Pleasant now under its wheels. Completed in 1885, this bridge has carried countless cars from several railroads, and hopefully it... (more)

A surprisingly early 380 divides the small town of Dexter, passing a well-kept church in this Appalachian scene.

With shadows encroaching, 380 breaks through the treeline and hits a sunny patch at sunset.

As a kid growing up in Athens, I spent hours some days waiting at Armitage hoping for a train. Most of the time nothing showed up, but when I was lucky enough to catch a train, it made all the wai... (more)

WAMX 4211 and KN 381 knock down the signal at Bannon on their way into Columbus.

WAMX 4211 leads KN 381 west over Alum Creek and towards Norfolk Southern's Watkins Yard.

WAMX 4211 leads Kanawha River Railroad's 381 along the West Virginia Secondary and towards the diamond at Bannon.

The year 2016 has been quite a roller-coaster ride for fans of the former NYC West Virginia Secondary between Columbus, OH and near Summerville, WV via Athens, Point Pleasant, and Charleston. To k... (more)

As the light glimmer of light descends below the hills of Meigs County and glistens off the side of 4211 and 4213, Kanawha River Railroad manifest KN381 waits at the north end of Hobson Yard on th... (more)