Having passed through Bluefield, WV after an hour or so delay waiting for eastbound manifests and loaded coal trains to arrive and depart, Norfolk Southern 55W is heading west over the famed forme... (more)

Passing a local residence, 55W thunders west under the eastbound signals at Cox's Cutoff near Ingleside, WV on January 8, 2021. I have a feeling that while most suspect that the house was there be... (more)

Remember those S curves I mentioned? Here, NS 55W rounds the bend at Cox's Cutoff heading west about 20 minutes out of finally arriving to Bluefield. If you look carefully you can see the trailing... (more)

55W rounds the final bend in this S curve into Oakvale, WV on January 8, 2021. This train will repeat this pattern about 4-5 times before finally hitting the outskirts of Bluefield and the Pocahon... (more)

"Blizzard Toward Bluefield": NS 55W, lead by ES44AC #8130, heads west to Bluefield WV, near Rich Creek, VA on 1/8/2021. This is located along the New River with the former Norfolk & West... (more)

NS 55W dives head first into an S curve in Oakvale, WV on January 8, 2021. Here the former Norfolk & Western mainline snakes its way east and west, to and from, Bluefield, WV. With the snow gettin... (more)