Bluefield, WV

[thpbears]

Can anyone give me a few of their favorite shots near Bluefield?

[leroy]

THP... The railroad runs thru the downtown of Bluefield... As ya come into the downtown look toward the east end of the yard on US52; there is a bridge (...Grant Street on Google Maps...) that has a pretty good sidewalk; it's a good place to shoot...  Mercer Street crosses the yard too; and there is a frontage street (...Pulaski street...) that parallels the yard... There are several good places to shoot there too...

My all time favorite place to shoot is Cooper...Just follow US 52 a few miles to Bramwell, then get off... (...Check out Bramwell on caltopo.com....)....Head south down the river a bit; and ya will see the bridge at Cooper... The Cooper bridge is just about a mile down the grade from the fabled Elkhorn Tunnel... I would explore there a bit and wait on the trains to come east or west on the bridge... It's a great location... The track next to the river is the old "Pocahontas Branch" (...i think...); there's no traffic on it...

If ya have time, keep driving west on US52 to Maybeury and on toward Welch... There are plenty of places to shoot, and the trains are non-stop...

Have fun...
leroy

[thpbears]

Well Thanks a lot. I will hit all these you suggested. My coal trains have about dried up here so I may go into shock trackside by actually seeing some. If you all don't hear from me by Xmas call 911. ;D

[leroy]

Ya will have a great time... I always love to go up there at this time of the year or in the winter when the leaves are off the trees and the snakes aren't crawlin... It's a great place to railfan... Have fun, and send them pictures back... My guess is that ya will see plenty of east bound coal trains...

leroy