A Norfolk Southern GE locomotive leads a long column of empty coal cars into Bluefield, West Virginia. The Bluefield, West Virginia rail yard was once the center of coal distribution in southern Appalachia and the headquarters of the Pochahontas division of the Norfolk Southern Railroad.
The vertical cylinders of a Shay steam locomotive at the Cass Scenic Railroad in Cass, West Virginia. These Shay locomotives were designed to climb steep grades, negotiate sharp curves, and run on frail, temporary tracks.
The "retro" look of this Seaboard passenger car reminds us of the high times of style in the heyday of passenger travel. This car is currently used for regular train excursions from the Grand Junction Depot by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
