Empties bound for the coal fields pass an array of modern and old signaling equipment at the west end of the former Louisa siding.

Lead by AC4400CW's #581 & #146, CSX loaded coal train C304 crosses the Russell Fork in Elkhorn City, KY headed for Cross, South Carolina.

We are in good stealth. At this point the slugsets were just being deployed, now they seem to be going away. Having ridden in one, I liked the slugs, almost like an electric.

R296 crosses Ky route 7 along Rockhouse Creek at VG 272 in the community of Letcher.

CSX company hoppers roll railroad west beneath the Chesapeake & Ohio signal bridge at Bobbs, loaded with coal from Blue Diamond’s Leatherwood complex.

R234 crosses Ky 7 on the outskirts of the small community of Blackey, at OVG 269.12 along The Rockhouse.

A duo of YN3 painted AC4400's bring SCWX loads southbound through the control point at North (West) Marrowbone siding, still guarded by C&O R2's.

CSX C321 for Cross, South Carolina finds a sun pocket at Coal Run Junction on the Big Sandy Sub passing the original C&O installed R2's.

CSX C379 heads south with coal loads for Brice, North Carolina passing through the crossover at control point "Dawkins" east of Paintsville on the Big Sandy Sub.

C209 has finished doubling up their train out of Shelby and proceed west along the Big Sandy Subdivision - one the last holdouts for classic C&O signals.

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Fresh out of the CSX Huntington SD70MACe rebuild program, CSX 4714 leads manifest freight M692 as it heads up the Big Sandy Subdivision. The train splits the pair of C&O bracket signals outside of... (more)

With coal loads from Grafton bound for Brice, North Carolina CSX C760 heads south on the Big Sandy Subdivision behind an AC4400, SD70MACe, and AC44CWM. As the train rolls south of Louisa, Kentucky... (more)

Fresh out of the CSX Huntington SD70MACe rebuild program, CSX 4714 leads manifest freight M692 as it heads north on the Big Sandy Subdivision. The train is passing the C&O signals at the Marrowbon... (more)

B651 heading up the Clinchfield for Chicago behind two KCS Gevos.