Eastbound coal loads from Pennsylvania parallel US 119 through Borderland, only a few miles away from Williamson.

With my first catch of 2015, a SD70ACe leads a loaded coal drag down the grade hitting its dynamic brakes hard on its way south to Belews Creek, NC

The NS 1028, with a train of recently delivered hoppers, leads the NS 746 south through Price, NC

Snow covered full coal train 519 meets NS 67J trash train underneath the Cassandra Railfan Overlook bridge during a snow shower in the last minutes of sunlight.

NS i00 crests the grade at 177 and will stop shortly to wait for a high rail truck to clear the main track.