Resting under the loadout.

The operating steam locomotive from the railroad festival at Ravenna from September 11th.

The head end at the front of Mary Helen.

Nothing like seeing the sight of "Kentucky Black Gold" back out and about on the rails now days!!

Another loadout rusting away deep in the hollows of Eastern Kentucky.

On this sunny and unusually warm winter day in Southwestern Virginia, not just one but two NS specially painted locos make up this loaded coal train that is idling in Downtown Appalachia. NS 4000 ... (more)

Two lite NS locos round the bend at Speers Ferry, Virginia with NS 4164 leading. Notice the electrical cabinet still in it's primer paint on the side of the loco.

Power and cars set beside stockpiles of coal outside Norton Yard.

A loaded train idle's at the far end of The Carr's Fork Branch in the Yellow Creek Community of Vico on a sunny December day in The Eastern Kentucky Coalfields. Don't recall the company name of th... (more)

A depressing sight with empty tracks in Norton Yard, with two locos as the only power and a few strings of cars to only be seen in sight.

A cut of empties are shoved from Hazard Yard, to The Bluegrass loadout which is within a mile from the yard itself. Due to the fact the branch dead ends at the loadout and limited room to run the... (more)

Southbound freight rolls through Dante with Clinchfirld era signals still standing tall.

Santa's wave from the back of CRR 100.

A CSX rail train rolls around the curve of where the old Chapperal Coal Company once stood several years ago along The Big Sandy outside of Pikeville. At one time, this site was owned by former Ke... (more)

The 2019 Santa Train Special in Dante on this rainy morning.