Ashford-02-cw.jpg;We start with an overlook of the Ashford yard facilities.
Ashford-04-cw.jpg;The town of Ashford.
Ashford-06-cw.jpg;The line with red ballast is coming out of Ashford. Huntington (behind) and Charlotte (above) staging tracks are against the wall. The truss bridge carries the line from Jackson Siding to Oak Hill. Oak Hill at lowest level. Note: Locomotive is in river bed. Wreak crews have been called out.
Misty-01-cw.jpg;Currently Misty is squeezed under the tracks above.
Misty-02-cw.jpg;The proposed new plan will open this area up into its own layout area.
Little-Valley-03-cw.jpg;The Little Valley breaker and mine facility. Grades on spur tracks allow the mine crews to roll cars under the hoppers without any locomotive present, but they need to be sure to block the cars.
Little-Valley-01-w.jpg;The View of Little Valley as seen from the high bridge.
Mt-Holly-03-cw.jpg;Mount Holly showing a freight just disappearing into the tunnel toward Kingsport TN. (to the right of the station)
Mt-Holly-01-cw.jpg;Mount Holly showing the tunnel entrance toward Blue Ridge.
Blue-Ridge-02-cw.jpg;Blue Ridge Mine, breakers, and car loaders.
Blue-Ridge-01-cw.jpg;Blue Ridge looking back toward Mount Holly.
Altamont-05-w.jpg;The main coming into Altamont, looking back toward Blue Ridge.
Altamont-02-cw.jpg;Altamont, looking toward downtown.
Altamont-03-cw.jpg;It must be an especially warm indian summer day judging by the shorts on the men.
Linville-05-cw.jpg;Linville engine servicing facilities.
Linville-03-cw.jpg;Linville station and yard, with town behind.
Linville-01-c.jpg;Linville loading facility. Dora mine lead behind hill to the right. Tunnel leads toward Marshallboro.
Marshallboro-05-w.jpg;Marshallboro Station. A passenger train must be due in soon judging by the gathering passengers.
Marshallboro-04-cw.jpg;Marshallboro looking uphill back toward Linville. Marshallboro Station to the right, Union Ice Co. plant and facility to the left. Marshallboro tower in foreground.
Marshallboro-02-cw.jpg;Bill's Oil company office.
Marshallboro-03-cw.jpg;Piedmint Milling on right, Pineola Mining and Processing in center, with helper track to the left.
Glen-Raven-01-cw.jpg;Glen Raven station. Looks like a couple of cattle cars are spotted at the Glen Raven Stock Yard pens behind the station. Maybe that explains the scarcity of passengers and the nearly empty parking lot.
Thompsons-Creek-01-cw.jpg;Thompsons Creek flag stop. Knott Lumber facility in the distance toward Glen Raven.
Thompsons-Creek-02-cw.jpg;Close up of Knott Lumber company. A local coal dealer J&L Coal also works out of this siding. Fishing isn't all that good in Thompsons Creek, so the guys have beached their boat for the time being.
Thompsons-Creek-05-cw.jpg;The view of the hills above Thompsons Creek is splendid when the leaves have turned, and the mornings have turned brisk. Can the bleakness of winter be far ahead?
Loray-07-cw.jpg;Cole Gas Company siding.
Loray-08-cw.jpg;Loray classification yard. Engine facilities and town in the distance.
Loray-03-w.jpg;Loray engine house.
Loray-06-w.jpg;Looks like there was a fender bender in the underpass toward town. I hope that isn't the driver planning to skip out of town. Maybe he is just a traveling salesman that spent the night in the Bel-Air, and is running to catch his train.
LIAL-Enroute-02-cw.jpg;Business section of Loray.
Loray-01-w.jpg;Double track headed out of Loray toward Oak Hill.
Oak-Hill-04-cw.jpg;Oak Hill looking back toward Loray. (via dual single track tunnels)
Oak-Hill-01-cw.jpg;Town of Oak Hill showing the RR Hotel and mill in the foreground.
Oak-Hill-06-cw.jpg;Oak Hill down town. The REA truck is unloading at the station platform.
Jackson-Siding-01-cw.jpg; Jackson Siding is just a wide place in the tracks. Tunnel in distance leads to high bridge and Big Laurel.
Valley-Trestle-01-cw.jpg;High bridge between Jackson Siding and Big Laurel.
Valley-Trestle-02-cw.jpg;Viaduct between Jackson siding and Big Laurel.
Big-Laurel-01-w.jpg;Bridge into Big Laurel. (staging behind)
Big-Laurel-02-cw.jpg;Big Laurel industrial area. GE Electric in center, Blue Ridge Steel at left. American Potash center distance, with Foothills Cement Company to the right, and National Furniture in far distance. (yellow buildings)
Big-Laurel-05-cw.jpg;Down town Big Laurel in the distance behind American Potash buildings and Gibson Oil Co.
Big-Laurel-06-cw.jpg;Down town Big Laurel.
LIAL-Enroute-01-cw.jpg;They don't pay the school bus drivers enough to make me take the job of delivering kids on these narrow mountain roads.