CSX 391, the Spirit of Dante idles at the Coal River Bridge awaiting to proceed east as the last bit of the evening glow, formed by a beautiful sunset begins to dissipate.
Two empty coal drags idle at East End of Dock waiting to head up the Coal River Subdivision.
It's a race, Q637 makes it to the diamond, crossing the Mt. Victory Sub before NS 44N, which can be seen in the background. Q637 will not be in the lead for too much longer, as it is going a bit s... (more)
A empty hopper train with the Spirit of Dante, CSXT 391 as its sole power heads east over a small creek on the Northern Sub.
F741 creeps into the north end of the yard with a AC44 leading one of the few active AC60's (90% of them are in storage).
CSX 11 & 391 Spirit of Dante sit one on the main and one in the siding as both wait for signals.
The Spirit of Dante takes a train of coal empties around the curve at East End of Coal River and through downtown Tornado.
A southbound CSX train a few miles south of Corbin yard.
CSX B77820 takes an empty coke train back from Fort Drum.
NB CSX coal empties with the "Spirit of Dante" leading through Smyrna, GA.
"Spirit of Dante" refuels as 463 gets ready to head out
"The spirit of Dante" waits to head North with empty coal cars
Chaska helper facing north on #2 track, where they'll switch over to #1 and shove a passing coal drag over the mountain grade. The helper crew, on standby in the "shack", awaits their arrival.
CSX helper northbound at Oaks, after pushing a loaded coal drag over the mountain late in the night.
Getting up close and personal with the helper at Chaska. Notice the resemblance to a rail from this angle.