Assisting eastbound coal loads toward Bluefield, NS' Southern and Erie heritage locomotives cross over the Tug Fork in downtown Welch, eastbound on the former N&W mainline.
The Southern and Erie heritage units rolls along the Pokey beside the Bluestone River. In seconds the units will cross the Bluestone and enter Coopers Tunnel and back across the Bluestone.
A unique set of Pokey pushers consisting of the Southern 8099 GE Heritage unit paired with the EMD Erie Heritage unit. Both wearing green paint made for an unusual sight along the Pokey. I called... (more)