Still in use, primarily on the plethora of coal branchlines in the area.

Standing sentinel at the junction of the Beech Fork spur of the Dry Fork branch, this old CPL slowly rusts away. One can only imagine the tons of coal that has rolled past, heading south to flatte... (more)

After traversing the Dry Fork Branch, 80A prepares to hit the Clinch Valley and head east at Dry Fork Junction.

In what has to be the ugliest color on any CSX motor today, best described as being pinkish orange, E231 glides off Duff Mountain at Habersham, TN.

As the conductor kicks off the brake on the helper engine at Chaska, a southbound loaded coal drag can be heard rumbling north around Morley. Within minutes the crew will be shoving south over D... (more)

Left over from a recent MOW blitz, tie plates and spikes await pickup at Hagans Switchback in Lee County, Virginia.

Shift on the fly....having just cut lose from southbound coal drag N214, the helper takes a few yards to glide to a stop before heading back north for more duty on the coal heavy KD Sub.

Mine run U07 crawls up the Lenore Branch to the Island Creek 25 loadout in a scene representative of the coalfields....trucks and coal trains.

A southbound coal drag, down to less than ten miles per hour, makes its way up the grade. The helper on the end has just cleared Oaks and gone to single track. Hope the crew enjoyed the colors on ... (more)

An eastbound with a battered nose splits the signals at Mohawk, WV on the Pokey main. There's alot of great scenery along this colorful stretch of mountain RR'ing.

Grain train G830 will soon be slowing as it approaches the grade over Duff Mountain. The crew has just told the helper office they have too much tonnage for the power they've got, so it'll call fo... (more)

Strange move on the New River Sub. Both engines were running light and the rear had two American flags on the front of the cab. They told the dispatcher they'd try to make it to Salem and were fly... (more)

With N259 and a load of mtys on the siding, C212 gets a green light to head back north after shoving U356 over the mountain. The helper unhooks on the fly, saving time on congested days.

Coal drag 820 gains on 93 cars just loaded at Mingo Logan coming off the Gilbert Branch in a race east. The old signals are quickly being replaced along this remote and hard to access stretch of t... (more)

Worktrain FO40 crawls by Q541 on track #2 in an elevated curve on the KD Sub, enroute to Corbin yard. Not many of these ancient workhorses left.