Quite a rare treat! It was nice to see a SD80MAC make a trip to the coalfields of West Virginia, and a Conrail painted one at that! This unit was repainted into YN3 in 2008.
CSX 7493 in Conrail paint stopped just after the St Albans bridge. The crew waits for a signal to head up the coal river sub. Thanks to the crew for turning the marker light on.
A Conrail painted C40-8 waits his turn to head up the Coal River Subdivision. Less then a dozen of these units still remain in their Conrail paint. Thanks to the crew for turning on the marker lig... (more)
Something not often witnessed on the Kanawha Subdivision these days. A pair of GE CW60AC's lead a coal train eastbound through St. Albans.
CSX 1132 heads arcoss the St. Albans bridge with a dead B36-7 unit 5904. Engine 5904 will head out for repair on Q-303 a day later for freeze damage.
CSX Q302 heads under what's left of this very historic C&O signal.
CSX H875 proceeds back west to his train located in the Dock Siding.
CSX 137 hauls loaded coal cars off the Coal River Sub.
CSX 687 hauls coal loads off the west leg of the wye on a cold day.
CSX 324 hauls grain cars through St. Albans in a very cold and windy day.
A westbound coal train rumbles through St. Albans with a pair of somewhat new GE ES44AC locomotives.
An eastbound coal train zips under the signals as a westbound approaches with a clear signal.
CSX employees remove a C&O pole signal at the west end of the westward siding.
CSX 7355 passes under whats left of the C&O cantilever in St Albans. You can see a Cranemasters and CSX employee to the right as they wait for a train to pass. If you look closely you can see a Cr... (more)
CSX 4705 heads up Coal River by two classic C&O pole signals.