Back when NS felt 4-axles were needed in the backwoods a large string are bringing in this mine run. Built with a tiny tank, these units got more fuel capacity from retired SD35s.
U40 starts to loading process at Lone Mountain Processing, deep in southwest Virginia at the end of the Southern Railway's branches emanating from Andover.
CSXT 3041 backs thru the wye across the small creek from Bonny Blue in the small town of Saint Charles Virginia on NS trackage and from this point will back all the way to Kemmer Gem to drop 50 ca... (more)
NS 9131 pulls down slightly passed the passing track near Benedict a couple miles still yet out of the town of St. Charles, VA.
The crew of NS U56 prepares a train of loaded DEEX cars for the trip to Andover, a day after the Virginian heritage unit was on display at Natural Tunnel State Park.
Still in use, primarily on the plethora of coal branchlines in the area.
A well worn brake wheel, after a few decades of use.
Judging from the looks of the brakewheel, leathered hands have set the brake on this caboose thousands of times. Almost forgotten, they still are in service on the many branches around St. Charles... (more)
All is quiet on this Sunday morning in the small town of St. Charles as NS 2516 shoves an empty coal train by the post office enroute to its coal loadout just a couple of miles up the branch at Be... (more)
