756 rolls through Vulcan, passing the soon to be replaced intermediate signals, with a Tophat with a nice RS5T horn leading.

On a dreary November morning, the NS 233 glides past the signals at Vulcan passing a long string of empty coal hoppers along the way.

Darkness is closing in and the clouds are intensifying over the mountains of West Virginia as loaded coal train 750 struggles around the bend at Vulcan.

Darkness is closing in and the clouds are intensifying over the mountains of West Virginia as loaded coal train 750 struggles around the bend at Vulcan. Smoke can be seen pouring out of the Dash 9... (more)

10,000th rebody coal car according to the stencil. That's been many a Top Gon thru the shop years ago when the rebody program was active. It was good to hear recently that some won't be scrapped b... (more)

Westbound empty grain train 51Q passes the stored coal hoppers in the center siding at Vulcan.

A sign of the times. An autorack train takes cars to markets in the east while stored coal gons sit in a center siding awaiting their fate.

Doublestacks roll by a still in use caboose along the Pokey near Vulcan in literally the last light of day.

The ties that bind. Thanks to David for the inspiration...

NS 233 leads the WB parade through downtown Vulcan after the tunnel curfew is lifted.

Pokey 'Boose, still used on a daily basis for back up moves.

Mine run S0W heads toward Bens Creek on the main, while the crew of 81W does a rollby check. The minerun would later become U26, captured by another photog who left the CWC in time to head to Bens... (more)

A conductor prepares to set out a car that was missed while loading a coal train. Meanwhile, a mail train wastes no time getting out of the way.

NS 6793 actually pushes this coal drag near Vulcan.

With a MTR (Mountaintop Removal) job (a/k/a as a "strip" mine) looming in the background, NS 7581 pulls a coal drag through the town coal built, Vulcan, which was owned by the N&W at one time.