After a 6-month absence of chemical traffic north of Nitro, WV, three ex-SP SD45s led the first train at 25mph in beautiful afternoon light.
This is rumored to be the last northbound revenue train NS runs on the West Virginia Secondary. The last southbound will likely run tomorrow, and then the rails will rust over. Today was an unseas... (more)
A cold winter evening finds NS train 381 (Dickinson, WV to Columbus, OH) passing the former T&OC depot at Pickerington on Norfolk Southern's soon to be idled West Virginia Secondary. While this po... (more)
NS 1072 passes over the bridge at Point Pleasant.
Northbound freight 381 crosses the Ohio River, after obtaining an EC1 across the CSX owned bridge, continuing his journey towards Columbus.
381 passes by the Raymond City boat launch on it's run from Charleston, WV to Columbus, OH.
On a cold and windy day NS 381 departs Nitro with 6663 leading and 4122 smoking and coughing up a lung.
NS 381 having just came off the West Virginia Secondary now heads west on the NS Dayton District letting out a little bit of smoke as it climbs the grade, out of downtown.
Having originated in Charleston West Virginia, this freight places downtown Columbus in its rear-view mirror as it closes in on Buckeye yard.