A throw back to 2021 at Yellow Creek. As of 2023, this is one of the only few loadouts still active on The Rockhouse Sub and still sees a decent amount of traffic on a off and on basis.
A loaded train idle's at the far end of The Carr's Fork Branch in the Yellow Creek Community of Vico on a sunny December day in The Eastern Kentucky Coalfields. Don't recall the company name of th... (more)
A few years back, I managed to capture a shot of this unit train loadout outside of the very small community of Vico, Ky from the other side of this facility. At that time, the tracks were still i... (more)
Getting ready to depart Yellow Creek after loading 52 cars.
3326 leads loaded coal hoppers around a tight curve at the mouth of Yellow Creek in the small community of Vico. Also in the curve, the roadway travels right beside the tracks which means motorist... (more)
Two faded 4400's shoves empty coal hoppers up to the loadout at the nearby mine in the Yellow Creek community of Vico. This is along the CSX Carr's Fork Branch and traffic is only once in a blue m... (more)
A depressing sight at this once thriving coal loadout, as CSX coal gons rust away.
