On a balmy afternoon along the former Clinchfield Railroad near Elkhorn City, KY., finds this heavy southbound CSX coal drag crawling up a stiff 1.5-pecent ascent from Elkhorn City to Towers, befo... (more)
A southbound CSX loaded coal train crosses the ex C&O bridge entering Elkhorn City, KY. This marks the spot where the two diesels up front and the two diesels on the rear pushing, start their 35 m... (more)
Q699 drops downgrade across Pool Point Bridge just on the outskirts of Elkhorn City, KY. The train has just came out of The Breaks and is crossing one of the more classic Clinchfield Railroad loca... (more)
A southbound coal drag roars out of Pool Point Tunnel in notch 8. From here to Sandy Ridge Tunnel, just north of Dante, VA, it is a steady grade that requires helpers, and with the long coal drag... (more)
The first slide I ever purchased; a local freight returns to the Elkhorn City yard and passes an F7 sitting in the Elkhorn City locomotive terminal. 35mm slide from my collection, photo by Robert... (more)