Spring has sprung on the Manor Branch.
Bailey Helper on the rear of the N71 near MP 10 of the Manor Branch.
ES40DC units are the Bailey helpers today pushing N71 through the cut and over the grade out of the mine.
Snaking its way west with a long empty coal hopper train.This makes for a very interesting photo.
A TOFC train rounds the curve through the town of Matewan.
A bright and shiny NS 167 pops out of Tunnel 23 and crosses the Emory River, which enters the Obed to the left. The ventilation cuts are reminiscent of tunnels of the Great West.
Get On Your Little Poney And Ride