A big motor, rated at 6,800HP, waits at the shed.
Class EL-2B #125 makes a move under the wires.
A single Virginian EL-2B awaits pusher service at Whitehorne, VA, February 1961. After the merger, the N&W separated a set of EL-2Bs and this one ended up at Whitehorne in pusher service.
VGN GE EL-2B #125 at Elmore, WV || February 1957 Photo by Bob Drake, Collection of Tom Sink.
A pair of GE electrics bring up the rear of the coal train shown on my previous shot at Covel, WV. Note the size of the caboose compared to the locomotives.
Virginian Railway had some interesting electric power as seen on this coal drag at Covel, WV. There was a matching pair on the tail end of this train. Unfortunately, these disappeared after the ... (more)
A pair of Virginia GE EL-2Bs roll a freight train through Kumiss, VA as dusk approaches on a February day in 1961.