A repowered Alco S2m sits amongst the weeds and trees at the end of the spur track at the Wellmore Coal Corporation's loadout in Big Rock, Virginia along Norfolk Southern's Levisa Branch. Repowere... (more)
Big Rock was one of those places that existed virtually entirely for the railroad. I do not think there was any town to speak of, just lots of diesels and cabooses for mine runs.
Happened on this facility during a weekend jaunt up from Blacksburg. Did not make notes as to its location, but it was in the general vicinity of Elmore, as I recall. Maybe some N&W pros can hel... (more)
It's a typical foggy fall morning in the Appalachia's as WCCX 7 sits rotting outside of the load out it once served, Wellmore Coal.
Deep in the heart of Central Appalachia Coal Basin a NS loader crew U54 is busy slow loading a coal train on the Levisa Branch at Big Rock, VA. The crew is loading the train at the Wellmore Coal C... (more)
After bringing empties in from Williamson as a J42, the U63 Weller crew has picked up a cab and is headed back to their train on track 5 on the right, with Union Pacific's Southern Pacific Heritag... (more)
U58 has just brought the leading ES44AC to the head end of U61's train, as they swap crews and prepare to leave Weller to head towards the Pokey main.
Surrounded by waiting revenue loads, a two-unit pusher set has its work cut out for it.
Tied down in a snowstorm, loaner BNSF motors hold back a unit train already loaded and headed down to Weller Yard.
With an OL leading the way, this unit train has just been floodloaded on Big Creek, and awaits a green to get in the yard at Weller, for a trip up and over the Buchanan Branch and onto the Pokey.
7580's train nears the junction with NS's Buchanan Branch, just ahead at Thomas Wye.
