Coal is King on the Pocahontas, as another unit train prepares to depart from Williamson.
One brave little feline...
NS Maintenance Train skirts the Pocahontas Yard with the most equipment I've ever seen on one. The summer time MOW blitz must be winding down.
"Coke" train awaiting a crew on the outskirts of the Pocahontas Yard.
Impressive NW SD45 (long-hood forward, of course) and slug do some switching at the west end of the Williamson Yards. In the background is the old "Town Bridge" which carried US 52 over Vinson H... (more)
A view of the operator's board in Williamson, WV, in the days when the Williamson operator controlled the RR from Devon to Williamson.
"Lake" coal prepares to depart Williamson, WV. Coal moved in both directions from Williamson. Tidewater coal went east and Lake coal went west.
So shiny you can see reflections in the paint, Operation Lifesaver Special 975 is shown in a closeup after arriving back from Kenova Yard.
So shiny you can see reflections in the paint, Operation Lifesaver Special 975 is shown having the camera and wiring fixed for the viewing passengers before departing to Kenova.
A NS OLS train has a rest in Williamson before heading East on the Pocahontas Div.
A coal train awaits a signal to go west out of the Williamson Yard. A Conrail Dash 8 is the second unit back.
The new EMD is having major troubles as it smokes up the scene in downtown Williamson.
