Standing sentinel at the junction of the Beech Fork spur of the Dry Fork branch, this old CPL slowly rusts away. One can only imagine the tons of coal that has rolled past, heading south to flatte... (more)

Popping out of Dry Fork #2, NS coal drag 844 grinds up the grade. With pushers on the rear, it will still be another twenty minutes before it makes the crest at Bandy, VA.

Something a little old, something a little new. Two methods used to keep ties from splitting due to the weather and heavy tonnage. Just around the corner in this remote corner of the Pokey sits a ... (more)

In a scene quickly disappearing from the Pokey landscape and WV, a signal on the Dry Fork Branch stands sentinel a little over 32 miles from Iaeger and Auville Yard.