After switching Kraton, BIP 178 slides down the bridge into the yard at Parkersburg with loaded tanks from the customer.
Crossing the Tygart Valley River at Tygart Junction, A&O local slows to interchange with the WVC Railroad for outbound freight to CSX.
A&O local Z830 passes the classic B&O CPL’s that soon fall at Berryburg Junction with 21 cars of freight to interchange with CSX at Grafton.
With 87 loads in tow, C034 makes a run for the grade at Briden with a H106 helper attached at the rear.
C034-10 rolls thru the street in St. Mary’s with 87 loads of coal headed to the New Haven Power plant.
Passing Tygart Junction, A&O local Z830 passes the CPL signals guarding Tygart Junction as they prepare to make a pick up from the WVC Railroad. The soon to be taken down B&O CPL signal mast leans... (more)
Exiting Tunnel No.1 into Clarksburg, CSX 553 leads 100 empty coal hoppers to Harrison County Mine for export coal.
Up and out of town passing Point Park, X317 departs CSX’s Parkersburg Yard bound for Russell Kentucky and on to Cincinnati.
Prowling in the street during the early morning hours, a YN2 pair leads 88 coal empties bound for Bailey Mine in Pennsylvania for loading and to eventually return to New Haven Power plant along th... (more)
W053 approach's with sprayers on each side of the train killing unwanted vegetation along the right of way.
Passing MD Tower in Clarksburg, Former Conrail SD50 8662 leads a loaded welded rail train thru town.
CSX 4571 leads M316 across the Shortline Sub towards Cumberland Maryland
Rolling thru the night BNSF 5459 leads a long stack train to CSX’s North Baltimore Yard.
With the next loaded train spotted at the Alicia dumper, the N&W heritage unit sits quiet awaiting for empties to return to the mine for another load.
After interchanging with NS, CLXX 6003 leads a long train out of the tunnel on S Neville Street in Pittsburg.