A loaded unit coal train out of the St. Charles area coils through a tight reverse curve just east of Pocket.

A southbound rack train headed for Louisville powers through Worthville, KY. Just ahead is a crossing of the Kentucky River. The Carrolton Railroad, a short line where the last L&N steam locomotiv... (more)

Three days after Christmas 2007, a westbound NS hopper train climbs upgrade from Natural Tunnel to Sunbright on a rainy and gloomy day in southwestern Virginia.

A southbound rack train is cresting Banklick grade on the ex-L&N Short Line at Walton, KY. The bridge is NS' CNO&TP main line (once double track here, now single at this point). The CSX route is k... (more)

A southbound coal train is rolling along on an Approach signal, running behind a local freight that's just ahead. This is a 3.7 mile stretch of dual main (reverse signaled), so the left signal is ... (more)

A CSX local is nearly swallowed by the local flora at the old quarry spur at Mullins, KY, just off the CC Subdivision main line. The crew is pulling out some empty covered hopper cars that are use... (more)

A southbound coal trains swings around the curve at Sinks, en route to Corbin. Mileposts change here on the CC sub, as noted on the signs. The "C" mileposts measure the distance to Louisville via ... (more)

An ex-Conrail four-motor GE is shown at the servicing area the Corbin diesel shop.

Making the posted speed of 50 MPH, an ex-Conrail SD60M is the sole power for a southbound train of racks at Dry Ridge, KY, on the CNO&TP (about three miles north of Williamstown). This key NS rout... (more)

Crew change: a contract van driver waits at the crossing at the remote spot of Sinks, KY while a "dogged" crew prepares to be picked up and transported to Corbin. The conductor can be seen as he t... (more)

A southbound CSX grain train eases into the north end of the yard at Corbin after a trip down the "CC" Subdivision from Cincinnati. In the old days of the L&N, that section was known as the "KY."

The first trick yard job at Loyall, Kentucky is making up the empty hoppers and other business for the next day's mine runs. The second trick job will take over shortly and continued weighing and ... (more)

An eastbound mixed freight drops downgrade into Horseshoe Curve behind a mix of GE and EMD hood units.

A steady rain is falling as Amtrak's south/westbound "Hilltopper" makes its station stop at Richmond, VA, just arrived from Boston and Washington, DC. The RF&P engine crew will be replaced here by... (more)

An NS coal train is rumbling across the bridge on the left, while a CSX southbound grain train is coming across the top on the big trestle.