With rain holding the smoke down low and the crew looking on, pusher set J52 crosses from Main 2 to Main 1, then will back up to assist the stalled 148 over the Elkhorn Grade. Fall is in the air o... (more)

Conrail led coal drag 81M slows to a crawl as it approaches the summit at Bandy, crossing over Trace Branch several times enroute. On the rear is a pusher set, needed on this trip to Cedar Bluff a... (more)

Being pulled by a battle scared B36-7, a Chessie caboose does service on the KD Sub in Lafollette. There had been a scurry of MOW work recently, as the buckets attest to.

Loads off the P-D await crews to take them to the Pocahontas main at Wharncliffe. What a day, with snow, rain, and deep snow later at Clarks Gap. Thanks to Jay for being the navigator riding shotg... (more)

With an original blue-gray 7588 unit three back, a faded Dash 8 backs the second cut of mtys up toward the coal loadout on Straight Creek.

The Bull Run train lumbers thru Morley tunnel and across Hickory Creek, with a helper unit waiting four miles down the track.

Sandwiched between mtys and an SD70, the first cut of 77G is being loaded by wheel loaders at Turley.

Foreign power comes to the Jellico Branch by way of BNSF. As compared to what NS serves up, this motor was fresh and clean. The coal loading silo in the background is currently out of operation, w... (more)

Crossing the extremely rusty and rundown Hogcamp Branch trestle. Just to the right of the motor was were the Westbourne Branch turned off at one time when the coalfields were booming.

Fire on the mountains in more ways than one. The annual setting of the mountains on fire in WV has created a hazy curtain over Elmore Yard, nearly obscuring the colorful foliage on the P-D. Mtys h... (more)

Dwarfed by the huge iron bridge across the Dry Fork, the pusher set on U39 prepares to hook up and begin the long push up and over the Dry Fork Branch

Having just cut off a coal drag while in motion behind the photographer, the helper motor immediately gets the green light to return north over Duff Mountain.

Crawling up the Briar Mountain Branch with mtys for the coal loadout, mine run U20 and crew throw up a friendly wave. As shown, the branch cuts off amongst cliffs and is twisty throughout.

A Loram Ballast Cleaner passes the south end of Lake City at a good clip, with the loudest horn I've yet heard. The machine scoops the ballast, cleans, and puts it back down before tamping.

With not enough power for Q539 to make it over the hill, the crew has hooked up a long hood forward helper unit normally reserved for coal drags. Q699 and others await the fix.