This shot barely worked - the sun was just moments away from ducking behind a mountain, casting the Pokey Main into deep shadow.

An empty man departs Williamson, in search of yet another load of black diamonds.

Nearing Williamson Yard, 8451 arrives with a load of coal from one of the numerous branch lines west of town.

148 heads east into Williamson to work before continuing east

Amongst a sea of empty hoppers loaded coal train 84J snakes its way east out of the yard with plenty of power upfront

194 lights up the scene as it snakes out of King Coal city

56Z snakes through Williamson under the cover of darkness

After 2 hours of delay 147 heads into the yard on the only track left open on the far left illuminating loaded and empty coal cars ahead of it.

Eastbound coal arrives in Williamson Yard.

Late day sun bursts through the clouds to illuminate this empty Mine Run as it prepared to depart Williamson Yard.

Hard to beleive this is Norfolk Southern country with all the Conrail livery hanging around.

In the pitch black of night the only things that light up the scene are the distant yard lights and the headlight of mine shifter U67 as it heads west into the yard with its loads between rows of ... (more)

In the very last light of the day 81W returns to Williamson with its loads led by a C39-8 on borrowed time. To the far right is the 56Z from photo id: 162353; now tied town awaiting a crew to cont... (more)

Herzog Ballast Cars on a late afternoon run through West Williamson.

A pair of shiny, steam killing GP-9s idle away in the shadows of US 52. These are passenger units.