The first cut of a 60-car unit coal train of higher sulphur coal destined for the Eastman Chemical in Kingsport, Tennessee, is finished loading at Red River Coal's prep plant and loadout at Steer Branch/Dixiana, Virginia. The locomotives have moved the loaded cars forward to the other end of the spur where the conductor detrains to line the derail and switch, and eventually knock off handbrakes. They will double over the loads onto the rest of train and shove back to continue the loading process.
Photo albums dedicated to the Men, and Women that keep the Railroad running around the clock 365 days a year. From Dispatcher to Track Gangs, these are the people that make the railroad moves!
