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)

U258 struggles across the scenic Hogcamp Branch trestle as it heads over Duff Mountain, with a helper crew attached to the end 90-some cars back on this chilly December day.

Throwing out a bevy of sand and in notch eight, a coal drag makes a run for the grade. A helper on the rear is needed, as always, on the rear.

Dwarfed by the massive iron Maybeury bridge, NS 194 with a hodgepodge of goods including Humvees heads east with a single pusher on the end. This bridge will be notched due to the Corridor Project... (more)

A long string of mtys headed to Williamson Yard lights up the Glen Alum tunnel. Glen Alum on the Pokey is a very remote place and difficult to find and fan, with many hazards along the way.

A well worn brake wheel, after a few decades of use.

Nothing says coal country like cabooses and Top Gons.

I'd always wanted this shot at Keystone but it never seemed to come about due to trackwork.

A sampling auger swings in the background as the first cut of 76G grinds down the grade.

Going back for more. A CSX mty train returns north for more of those black diamonds. Odd as to how the inside of the hoppers stay so shiny and clean, compared to the outisde.

With the rugged ridges of WV rising behind, pusher set J52 prepares to take a loaded coal drag east over the Elkhorn Grade. The crew has the EOT device stored on the catcher up front.

Tied down between English and Yukon, WV at Lomax, this battered ol' girl awaits a fresh crew before lumbering south on the Dry Fork of the Pokey.

Worktrain FO40 idles and belches smoke as it waits for #2 track to clear at Oaks, TN. This engine has obviously led a hard life!

Awaiting the thunder...

U38 retrieves coal cars after setting off mtys at Brooks Run Mining in Newhall, WV. The Jacobs Fork is located in the scenic tip of McDowell County, on the WV/VA line. The brakeman has just knocke... (more)