Taking care of (what little) business (remains)

210 empty hoppers and three generations of GE products head down the Big Sandy Subdivision towards Paintsville, passing the C&O bracke... (more)

Amtrak's tri-weekly Cardinal begins their night run across the C&O from Huntington towards Indianapolis, and on to Chicago, with a fresh crew and the usual 7-car consist. Next stop: Ashland, KY, ... (more)

Fresh from the General Electric shops, Tier 4 Evolution unit 3258 gets a hard break-in hauling 100 loads of South Carolina PSA off the mainline at Catlettsburg for a 125-mile jog down the ex-C&O B... (more)

With three Dash 8's for power (the leader being an ex-Conrail unit) Cincinnati to Hamlet manifest Q698-05 begins their journey down the Big Sandy Subdivision towards their first stop at Shelbiana,... (more)

Rolling off the approach span of the Big Sandy River bridge in Catlettsburg, W020-03 is making all of 10 miles per hour (per timetable rules for the train) before speeding up and "meeting one... (more)

After stopping to let No. 93 go by they get the highball.

No. 192 begins the journey down the Big Sandy

No. 93 with 4193 passes a stop freight. BS Jct. still had a cabin operator at this time

Westbound Amtrak "Cardinal" train P051-05 with AMTK P42DC #1 on the point and the usual consist of new baggage car, two sleepers, diner, and 3 coaches, slows down to cross the Big Sandy ... (more)

Spring is springing as CSXT 376 sits tied down at the former C&O Depot in Catlettsburg.

With a fresh crew for the night run to Clifton Forge and points east, loads of Bakken crude oil race across the approach to the Big Sandy River bridge in Catlettsburg behind three BNSF units. Typ... (more)

After sitting in the yard in Huntington for the holiday season, the Loram switch grinder is back to work on the Huntington Division. After taking on water at Big Sandy Junction with the assistanc... (more)

Eastbound CSX empties diverge at Big Sandy Junction on this beautiful, cold March afternoon.

CSX unit grain train G656-29 sits tied down at the Big Sandy Holdout, aka Floodwall. With 30 minutes of time left, the crew is told to tie the train down, as Russell Yard was full and the tracks ... (more)