NS 974 roars east through the town of Matewan, WV behind NKP 765 as it fills the valley with the sound of a steam engine returning to hills of West Virginia once more.
A pair of AC GEVO's lug a string of coal cars off the Guyandot River Branch and into Elmore yard on a cold and blustery December 21st day. This train will soon become a "Hill Run" and will take th... (more)