A muggy day on the Northern finds grain loads bound for North Carolina rolling through Grays Branch behind a trio of CSX workhorses. Sadly, the C&O signals here were removed later on in 2011 as CS... (more)
A Cincinnati bound manifest races through Grays Branch, westbound along the Northern Subdivision.
On the C&O racetrack, an eastbound loaded coal train charges through Grays Branch along the Ohio River Valley, west of Russell.
The intermediate signal bridge at "Olivers" displays a pair of clear signals, indicating the block is free of any trains.
Just miles from their destination, a unit grain train charges through the Ohio River Valley community of Grays Branch, eastbound on the Northern Subdivision.
Grain loads pass under the vintage signal bridge at Gray's Branch, KY on CSX's Northern Sub. This area still looks like pure C&O.
It's a perfect spring morning on CSX's Northern Sub as we catch an eastbound with coal empties headed back to the mines.
Eastbound coal empties head for the Russell terminal, passing under a classy C&O signal bridge at Grays Branch, KY.
Eastbound coal empties illuminate the C&O signal bridge at Grays Branch.
A beautiful sunset sets in the background on a classic C&O signal bridge.
A mother and slug highball westbound through peaceful Grays Branch on their way towards Portsmouth, along CSX's Northern Subdivision to Columbus.
Westbound grain empties bound for Columbus pass by an open field in Grays Branch, west of Greenup.
A beautiful sunset fades away in the background, as a quiet night on the Northern continues with not a train in sight.
An eastbound grainer heads for Russell, with an older scheme'd SD40-2 on the point. The GE trailing this unit was putting out quite a bit of smoke.