U60 departs Weller Yard with empties for SunCoke

NS U60 pops out of Raitt Tunnel cresting the grade at Virginia Lee with Tidewater loads in tow.

After running east to Dismal Yard to pick up 105 Consol Loads, NS U60 crosses the Levisa River westbound into Weller Yard. This train would get shoved up and over Riatt Mountain by J81 in a coupl... (more)

Dropping downgrade into the small community of Hurley, Virginia, NS westbound loaded train U60 passes the unique N&W signals in Hurley on the Buchanan Branch.

Emerging from the former N&W tunnel at Virginia Lee and cresting the steep mountain grade, NS westbound loaded train U60 begins it's decent to Hurley to drop off it's train and cut the pusher's of... (more)

After getting it's trio of pushers in Weller Yard a few miles back, NS westbound loaded train U60 struggles upgrade as it knocks down the new signal at Lynn Camp on the Buchanan Branch. The origi... (more)

Grinding and weaving upgrade through the coal fields of Buchanan County, NS U60 carries it's westbound loaded train above the small community of Home Creek on former N&W rails.

Shortly after picking up 15 coal loads and adding them to their westbound loaded coke train, NS U60 works around the corner as it approaches Thomas Wye behind a former Conrail EMD. This westbound... (more)