MTY's, MTY's, MTY's, as far as the eye can see. Good to see a little activity in the Paintsville Yard (finally). Also, a CR train can be spotted in the their midst, along with, at about 10;00 o'cl... (more)

The Clinchfield signals at Elkhorn City shine their colors into the night as the Milky Way twinkles dimly overhead.

On September 21, 2017, the Lousiville & Nashville Historical Society held a night photo session with L&N No. 2132 in downtown Corbin, Kentucky. I was contracted to provide the lighting for the sho... (more)

The pushers on U149 roll out of the shadows at the south end of Pool Point Bridge.

Empty hoppers approach Pool Point Bridge at Elkhorn City, KY on the ex-Clinchfield.

A southbound coal drag enters Elkhorn City, Kentucky on ex-C&O trackage as it crosses the Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River. The connection between the ex-C&O and the Ex-Clinchfield is just ahea... (more)

Q696-04 passes a monster 13,000 feet Q697 in Pauley Siding before heading to Shelby.

Q696-04 passing the WE Marrowbone siding between Shelby and Elkhorn City in a light rain

After meeting a monstrous Q697-04 at Pauley Siding, eastbound manifest Q696-04 runs down the final few miles to the yard at Shelby, KY on a dreary September afternoon, rolling through the Pikevill... (more)

Q697 rolls through the man made cut-through in Pikeville, used to reroute the Levisa Fork away from downtown, taking the CSX main with it. An assortment of CSX power brings up the lead with a US A... (more)

Q696 crosses the Russell Fork into Elkhorn City, beginning the evident climb up the grade towards the Breaks Gorge, where he will soon slow to a crawl.

Q697 splits the signals at Calgon, passing through the industrial area between Louisa and Catlettsburg.

A Louisville & Nashville SD40/SD40-2 duo, both in Family Lines paint idle at Loyall, Kentucky.

Two Louisville & Nashville C420’s are at the end of a power lineup waiting to go to work at Loyall, Kentucky.

While Loyall, Kentucky was best known for its concentration of Louisville & Nashville Alco’s, there was also a good deal of GE and EMD power to be found there. Here a U23B/U25B pair works its wa... (more)