The stillness of a quaint Catawba morning is briefly disrupted as a Cincinnati bound coal train emerges from the abyss.

Framed up with the bridge in Catawba, KY, the crew is wasting no time getting to Queensgate today. There is evidence of code line still visible here with some insulators still hanging on.

CN ES44AC #2313 rolls past a farm in Catawba, KY

Out Run! - A loaded GALX coal train tries hard to out run a fleet of CSX Rack trains. Its lead GP30 is in fighting form as it scream's over the once double tracked Catawba River.. Put me in coach... (more)