Worktrain W772 is returning light to Corbin after dropping off mty tie gons at the Lafollette Yard. Mother slug 2216 up front carries the crew toward Morley tunnel on this blustery, snowy day.

Up close study of a common rail weld. Even with ribbon rail, eventually a weld must be made and then ground smooth.

Leading the way with three motors, NS 606 slowly idles a string of mtys under the busy frontend loaders.

NS 759 hauling coal mtys emerges from Roderfield tunnel after the Bluefield dispather has cleared the tracks.

NS coal drag makes its way thru Elmore Yard and cabooses used for mineruns, as it heads down the Gilbert Branch. Track to the upper right heads toward Princeton and the Hill at Clark Gap.

Dwarf signal where the Gilbert Branch turns off the Pocahontas main. A Luna moth has an attraction to the red lens for some reason!

Heading north to refuel from a tanker at Morley, helper engine C212 glides silently thru Hickory Creek tunnel.

Push on the white square, pull on the white circle. There's coal to be loaded at the old Garcoal loadout, now operated by Mountainside Coal.

Showing the scars of time, an ex-Conrail unit does duty in the coalfields of Appalachia for NS.

An eastbound grain train passes under the old signals at Wharncliffe, while mtys destined for Bens Creek hold the center siding down. These old signals will probably be the next to be replaced aft... (more)

Leaning sharply into the curve, NS 9957 is dwarfed by the huge coaling tower still standing at Farm.

Steel on steel, with no slippage hopefully.

10,000th rebody coal car according to the stencil. That's been many a Top Gon thru the shop years ago when the rebody program was active. It was good to hear recently that some won't be scrapped b... (more)

And you thought all these were gone. A B30-7 looking like she's got one foot in the grave does bridgework during a blitz on the KD Sub. The ol' gal must have five layers of paint on her, if not mo... (more)

In the dogdays of Summer, NS 76G has just finished loading the second cut of coal and will soon head south on the Jellico Branch to John Sevier Yard in Knoxville. A brakeman stands by, preparing t... (more)