851 stretches out through Chattaroy on its long journey from Sandusky, OH to Auville Yard in Iaeger.

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In a move I've never seen before Williamson based shifter U15 heads east caboose leading shoving loads east toward the Alma Branch for Sprouse Creek coal. Surprisingly the next day Sprouse Creek w... (more)

Newly reinstated train 185 rolls west on the Kenova District out of Tunnel 1

Local MOW train 97J runs nearly everyday of the year maintaining the Kenova District ROW but on December 30 its tied down for the New Year holiday.

U12 knocks down the Falls Branch signal on its way to load at Big Omer on the Lenore Branch

890 knocks down the signal at Ought One on this cool December night

After coming into Bellevue light in the morning C37 turns back to Mansfield with a short post holiday train.

The sun is just over the mountain ridge but has yet to illuminate the deep valley in which Willliamson Yard lies as the yard job goes about the task of sorting empty coal cars for later mine runs ... (more)

Wth the sun below the mountain range mine shifter U11 patiently waits for 058 to pass before departing west to load

At Krolitz one of the few remaining dispatcher phone boxes on the Pokey still clings to life as mine shifter U98 sorts cars to retrieve 4 cars in the middle.

On this early October 20th morning all is quiet in Williamson Yard as the early morning sun pierces the fog that looms over the yard. Soon the yard will come to life and empty track will become ha... (more)

After loading out at Big Omer U06 pulls its loads down the Lenore Branch where it will join the Pokey main and head east toward Williamson. To the right is the ever present 97J that performs vario... (more)