NS U49 approaches Kent Junction on the ex-IRR's Pardee Branch.U49 will deliver 35 loads pulled from Cane Patch to the ex-N&W's Norton Yard; U49 left 9 "no bills" at Cane Patch.

The cab on NS U50 rolls through Kent Junction on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch. The crew is destined to the small Roaring Fork loadout at the end of Pine Branch. The switch to the rig... (more)

Engineer Danny Fisher and conductor Mike Young man U52 as it rolls onto the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch at Kent Junction. U52 is headed to Cumberland River's Coal's loader at the end of... (more)

U48's motive power has just cleared the north wye switch at Kent Junction and serves as a pusher to shove empties along the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch to Cumberland River Coal's loader... (more)

U54's cab rolls over the north wye switch at Kent Junction on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch.

The frost has yet to dissipate on the ties and rail in the shady areas on a clear, crisp December morning. NS U49, under control of engineer Joe Fox, serves as a pusher on a set of empties crossin... (more)

A westbound light engine movement destined to the ex-Interstate Railroad's Andover Yard splits the switch stands at Kent Junction. The switch stand on the left is for the west leg of the Kent Junc... (more)

Conductor Mike Young keeps a lookout from the back porch of the cab as NS U47 rolls through Kent Junction on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch. U47 is destined to the Roaring Fork loader,... (more)

Engineer David Hylton, along with conductor John Parsons and brakeman Dennis Barnette, eases NS U49 to a stop at Kent Junction (Pardee Branch) as he awaits orders to proceed onto the ex-Interstate... (more)

Engineer Ray Thomas, occupying the right seat of NS 2575, slowly maneuvers U47 and its empties along the ex-IRR's Appalachia-Norton main and by the wye at Kent Junction. Once the rear of U47 clear... (more)

In late fall each year, Mother Nature decorates the mountains surrounding Kent Junction by a spectacular display of rust colored oak trees. Engineer C. R. Thomas will make a turn to the right, exi... (more)

The cab on NS U47 rolls slowly by MOW equipment stored at Kent Junction on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch. U47 is pulling empties to the Roaring Fork loader located at the end of Pine ... (more)

Eastbound NS 585 crosses the short bridge over Roaring Fork Creek at Kent Junction on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Appalachia-Norton main line. The markings stenciled on the right side of the brid... (more)

After delivering empties along the Pardee Branch and Pine Branch, U52 left its motive power on a siding at Kent Junction. In a few hours, the locomotives will be used as helpers on NS 771, which w... (more)

J76 pushers, seen here on the ex-IRR's Appalachia-Norton main, shove NS U49, with U49's motive power on the opposite end, onto the Roaring Fork Branch for loading near the former location of Parde... (more)