Coal was once king here. As pending new emissions legislation comes in to effect coal traffic begins to be come scarce on both West Virginia carriers CSX and NS.

After loading at Quincy, the Virginian heritage SD70ACe sits tied down in the yard at Alloy on the head end of 100 loads of coal for Roanoke. In a few short hours, the train will be ascending the ... (more)

A sunny morning shows CSX the gauley trolley interchanging with NS at Alloy yard.

NS' Southern Railway heritage ES44AC idles on the head end of a southbound loaded coal drag in the former Conrail yard at Alloy. Coal dominates much of traffic in this region, both in the form of ... (more)

NS' Southern Railway heritage ES44AC idles on the head end of a southbound coal drag in the interchange yard at Alloy. Destined for Roanoke, via the former Virginian Princeton-Deepwater District, ... (more)

Idling in the yard at Alloy, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC leads a four unit pusher set onto the former Conrail West Virginia Secondary near the south end of Alloy Yard, after traveling ov... (more)

After loading at High Power Mountain, NS' Interstate Railroad heritage ES44AC idles at the South End of the Alloy Yard waiting for a Virginian crew to deliver the loaded drag to Elmore. In the bac... (more)

Idling in the yard at Alloy, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC waits to assist a southbound drag (pictured in the background) toward Elmore, under the symbol of NS J90. The locomotive is curre... (more)

NS' Interstate Railroad heritage ES44AC idles on the head end of a loaded southbound coal drag, destined for former Virginian rails toward Elmore, Clarks Gap, and Princeton.

El-Kem Metals GE 95-tonner working at Alloy, WV in this August 1983 scene.

After pulling a train onto former Conrail trackage at Alloy earlier in the day, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC shoves a loaded train back toward Deepwater and former Virginian Railway track... (more)

Shoving over the Kanawha River, NS' Norfolk & Western heritage ES44AC begins her trek toward Elmore on former Virginian Railway trackage. Ironically once serving as one of the most competitive rai... (more)

Busy morning in Alloy! NS 8047, part of the 2010-2011 order of GE ES44AC's by NS idles on the point of a southbound loaded coal train bound for the Virginian. In the distance, a SD70M-2 idles on t... (more)

SD40-2 NS 6191, GP60 NS 7111 and a couple CW40-9s sitting in the siding with a loaded coal train waiting on a recrew while SD70M-2 NS 2689 leads another loaded coal train that is currently being r... (more)

Idling on the Virginia trestle at Alloy, a loaded coal train awaits clearance to proceed into the Alloy Yard.