The whole crew goes for a ride in the yard at Danville.

Extra power tied down in the yard at Peach Creek.

MTY's being rolled into Shelby Yard by a tired looking AC44CW.

Early morning silence is broken by the 1st coal drag of the day making the annual pilgrimage to Dante, Va.

SD70M-2 rolls through the floodwall gates at West Williamson.

In the tight confines of the Breaks Gorge, its possible to get a ringside seat to watch the pusher action with a little time and effort.

MTY's take the sharp curve at Ought One, with a nice looking ES40DC on the front.

Pushers glide over the Russell Fork River at Elkhorn City.

NS 8896 grinds around the steep curve at Ought One.

With 3 trains going into emergency stop, and signals losing power at Ought One, made for an interesting afternoon along the Pokey.

Coal is everywhere in the coalfields of Appalachia, as business is the best I've ever seen. And just curious why they can't match the numberboards on a brand new locomotive?

Spare power sits in the Coal Run Yard for the Labor Day weekend.

Had a chance to duck in the New River Gorge, and visit the remnants of the town of Thurmond. It didn't disappoint, and managed to catch a coal drag rolling through in front of the old C&O coaling ... (more)