An NS empty coal train waits in a snowfall in Bluefield
Fall is well along but global warming seems to have pushed the height of the leaf season to later in the year lately. This slug set is leading EB coal about to depart.
After the merger mixed power is assigned to a helper. The last N&W paint scheme, though somber, was a huge improvement over the despised "NW". Photo by Dave Petke.
NS 51V leaving Bluefield Yard
Helper set entering the engine facility back when the yard was huge, coal trains were frequent and the skyline in the background was vastly different.
A coal train waits to leave Bluefield yard as NS 119 comes in with a BNSF leader.
The Wabash heritage unit brings NS 19W into Bluefield yard for a crew change.
The Virginian heritage unit leads NS 119 westbound as it makes its way into Bluefield, WV.
We made a stop on our way back to Florida in Bluefield to wait out some of the snow such is this train was doing. The area was quite busy with 6 movements inside of an hour.
A new C6M leads a coal train east out of Bluefield, WV.
A former Southern unit is the last one in a helper string about to cut off. Hard to believe NS is well past its 40th birthday.
Empty auto train 27V navigates its way through the yard at Bluefield on a cloudy morning in the mountains
NS 119 makes its way into Bluefield yard with a fresh dusting of snow on the ground.
As a huge coal train is entirely over the top of the grade its large helper set is still attached, which is somewhat unusual. Looks like the conductor is stepping down with his grip. As the coal... (more)
With a fresh crew on board, NS 271 heads east out of Bluefield to traverse the Christiansburg district.
