NS 7300 a patched UP 9043 brings a small cut of coal cars and 2 empty Ammonium Nitrate cars down to set out in the Big Stone yard for tomorrow's 386 to Bulls Gap.

CSXT 725 has coupled to the coal car that has been sitting in the house track for several months waiting for a new drawbar, with all the drawbar and knuckle replacement done it can go to Loyall Ya... (more)

Pedestrians watch out!!! A new Gevo crosses the dog town crossing in the far background just as a couple "ladies of the evening" cross the track meanwhile the C201-10 crew gets the light engine se... (more)

This little NS SD40 is doing a bit of switching with coal loads bound for Eastman on a hot summer day at the Frisco yard on the TN/VA line.

CSXT 442 is near the crest of the grade in Hubbard Springs and has just triggered the defect detector at the 0CV 246.5

CSXT 86 is bringing the weekly empty coal train back from Eastman on its way to Martin, KY seen here coming down the Horton Summit/ Sunbright grade into Duffield on Norfolk Southern trackage

CP 8719 heads up a Williamson to Weller Yard bound empty coal train with 2 dead in tow NS locomotives the first trailing unit had a burned out traction motor and the 3rd trailing unit would not lo... (more)

Older NS power 8427 with a UP trailing rolls by the Blackwood coal and coke plant at track speed on its way to Norton.

Older NS power 8427 with a UP trailing eases its way thru the cross-over switches in the Big Stone Yard located in the Appalachia straight of old Highway US 23.

CSXT 442 with the empty Eastman to Martin, KY coal train in tow tops the grade at Hubbard Springs and starts down toward Hagan on a reasonably warm snowy day.

CSXT 341 passes thru one of the deep cuts and at the same time crosses over highway 621 which is another aspect that makes this mainline switchback unique.

CSXT 341 passes by the Hagan Tunnel protection signal just as the signal changes from green to red

CSXT 3219 shoves hard against the loaded T711 coal unit train going up Duff Mountain while passing the searchlights at Habersham TN.

This is another one of those ECP Brake Trains (Electric Contolled Pneumatic) it is tied down at grave just outside of Norton. As a general rule of thumb the ECP trains load at Wents just North of ... (more)