Tunnel 7 along the Pokey is hard to get to but worth the trip to see the stone work alone. Thanks to S.A. Tish for allowing me to tag along.
A little bit of Pokey tunnel history in one spot with the 2 Tunnel 7's. 18M hustles east with it's loads out of the "new" 1926 Tunnel 7. To its right is the original 1905 tunnel abandoned since 19... (more)
The new EMD is having major troubles as it smokes up the scene in downtown Williamson.
A catfish workhorse exits the east portal of the Glen Alum Tunnel. This scene will soon change when NS modifies the tunnel during the Heartland Corridor Project.
NS 18M exits the east portal of the Glen Alum tunnel, soon slated for major overhead clearance work.
Having just left a little slice of Pike County, KY, fast freight 18M hits WV soil again and the first rays of early morning sun in the Tug Fork Valley.
This time freight proved to be a real treat as an all UP lashup graces the NS Pocahontas Division rails.
Nothing rare here.. two GP15-1s, matching blue SD50s and matching can openner Dash-8s are lead by a, what else, a Dash 9.
18M exits Hatfield Tunnel, heading east in a sea of Fall colors on this early Oct. morning. Moments before, the fog was so thick the tunnels were barely visible.
After a stop to attach a pusher 18M rolls east past the old coal tower at Farm with an unknown coal train idling underneath
2 dash-9's lead 18m through Williamson.
