Southbound empty hoppers roll out of Barbourville at sunset, bound for Whipple Mine on the CV Sub.

Q539 climbs Crooked Hill as the helpers from East Bernstadt shove on the rear, seen through the portal of tunnel #9.

Southbound LN coal load south of Corbin

Coal loads roll northbound along the Cumberland River from Harlan County USA.

Fortunately our dreams came true. Stealth went away.

After dropping off a set of cars at the yard at Patio, CSX Q539 gets back underway as they pass by the L&N Searchlight signals at North Cabin

After a quick crew change and a stop for fuel, CSX P912 departs Corbin as it heads for Winchester and eventually the ''Old Road'' on RJ Corman rails toward a layover in Lexington

After setting out a bad ordered coal hopper at Ravenna, W200 start's the return trip back to home base in Jackson as it rolls through the turnout at Wagers. These old C&O signals dot the line alon... (more)

100 loads of Appalachian black diamonds fly high over the Red River valley below on the grueling up hill battle to Patio along the famed L&N Eastern Kentucky Division.

An L&N U30C rolls off of the turntable at Loyall, Kentucky. The hostler has an assistant riding with him on this warm May morning.

CSX C706 exits off the EK Sub and onto the CC as it shoves northward by the signals at Patio so it can grab Q539s cars in the KY Pass to eventually shuffle around in the yard.

Another day on the L&N

Time freight Q539 has made it's first set off of cars at Patio Yard in Winchester and is now back on the move heading south towards Corbin, while local C706 ha... (more)

With cutter wheels grinding away at the head of the rails on #1 track, the Loram Railgrinder works it's way west towards Russell for a night run down the Cincinnati & Northern Subdivisions. In a ... (more)

Horizon unlevel..or train unlevel?

In the final mile of the journey from Big Run Landfill to the junction at NC Cabin on the ex-C&O Lexington Subdivision, the pusher of Y206-18 eases... (more)

Ending of an era

Local job Y206-18 passes by Gillum's Service & Repair at the former location of Meads Station south of Ashland, KY, with the pusher on the rear shoving hard to help ... (more)