Under the watchful eye of the conductor, a lite motor eases through the crossover at West End Shelby Yard.

A newer CM44AC leads a freight around the bend pass a coal loader on the outskirts of Prestonsburg, Kentucky during a blossom of fall colors. 2022 has been a very colorful season I have ever witne... (more)

Fall colors start to appear deep in The Cumberland Valley with this empty train at Loyall Yard.

Rolling around the bend through St. Paul.

In the first rays of morning sunlight, a empty CSX train rests idle at Ford's Branch directly behind one of the last reaming active C&O Searchlight's along The Big Sandy. A closer look revels earl... (more)

NS 4000 rounds a bend at Naugatuck while hustling a Westbound stack train up The Kenova.

After visiting the annual train show back in Johnson City, I caught up with a Northbound freight upon entering South End Carter Yard.

A CSX rail train rolls around the curve of where the old Chapperal Coal Company once stood several years ago along The Big Sandy outside of Pikeville. At one time, this site was owned by former Ke... (more)

Again, we find ourselves deep in the hollows of Bell County, Kentucky along The Straight Creek Branch. Seen here is the Vall Loadout which is a part of Straight Creek Mining. As the story goes lik... (more)

Rear DPU of an empty coal train is seen at the outskirts of Loyall Yard in the last rays of sunlight.

The now abandoned Hamilton loader on The CSX Straight Creek Branch as of 2022. As seen here, the loader is the only thing that still stands without the belt line that once connected the facility. ... (more)

The idled loader at Little Creek along The Left Fork Straight Creek Branch outside of Pineville, Ky.

Rear DPU of a empty hopper train after it rolls under the well known "Bridge To Nowhere" along The Cumberland Valley Subdivision, en route to Loyall Yard on down the line in Harlan Count... (more)

The CSX Executive Special highballs through slant in the community of Starnes along The Clinchfield.

My first catch of 2022.