Deep in the hollers of Russell County Virginia, cool mountain air and heavy fog set the scene as CSXT 544 South awakes the small mining community of Dante just before sunrise.
Seen here splitting the signals at N.E. Dante, C406-20 fights wet rail and the steep 1.8% descent down Sandy Ridge with 14,730 tons of coal for the Cliffside Steam Plant in Brice, Nc.
With word getting out that the Kingsport Subdivision is soon to be receving more signal upgrades, You can’t help but wonder how many battles with gravity the US&S P-5’s here will get to see.
November 23, 2025, 7:17am.
Landscape photography is difficult due to the challenge of combining good light and good scenery. Good railroad photography enters another level of complexity since it requires the first two while there is a train in view.
