Just north of the little hamlet double track begins even to this day. Here a northbound ballast train roars by at this favorite site. Photo by Jim Satterwhite, from my collection.
A southbound merchandise train in the trench that replaced the "Rathole" tunnel that existed before. The photographer probably had his eye on one of the many "free" cedars for... (more)
Is it OK to call yourself a "pre ditch light" railfan? Just a thought. In any case, NS had two really rare models and here is one on a SB double stack train in the remote Bluegrass State country... (more)
After crossing the south fork of the Green River the CNO&TP began a major climb to this small hamlet. This used to require a narrow gassy tunnel. No more, thanks to a forward-thinking Southern R... (more)
A pair of NS rebuilds, one from Wabtec and one from Progress Rail, lead Norfolk Southern manifest freight 376 as it heads north over High Bridge, crossing over the Kentucky River in High Bridge, K... (more)