It's only 10:30 and CSX has already sent 5 unit coal trains south out of Corbin in daylight. Looks like a busy day developing.....

A Coal Run Shifter crew throttles up and starts pulling on 95 GALX loads in Coal Run Yard. The train will pull out onto the Big Sandy main, run around the hoppers and get the set headed south for... (more)

Looking more like an overpowered coal train, Q539 works up grade past the old coaling tower at Chaska on the KD Sub.

Taken during the 30 seconds the sun didn't shine on December 7th, an Extra South is strung out along the banks of the Russell Fork at Elkhorn City, Ky.

A Pike 29 Shifter is in the siding at Esco with 95 FLCX mtys. The train is waiting on another Pike 29 Shifter to finish topping off the last few ELFX hoppers up at the mine.

NS 230 rolls north past a Central Kentucky horse farm.

CSX 261 is on the point of southbound LAKX loads as they hustle down the KD Subdivision at Johnny Hollow just south of Rockholds, KY.

NB Q548 meets SB Q245 at the SE of Granite Pass on the KD Subdivision.

CSX 7749 lays down the sand as she struggles to get 65 loaded autorack back up to track speed.

Northbound Q548 squeals her flanges around the big curve at Morley, TN on the KD Subdivision.

A Lynch Turn with three C40-8's up front is almost back home to Corbin as the lead unit plays peek-a-boo with the fading sun. The trees are only showing a splash of color on October 11. 2003.

T695 waits in the siding at the EE of Big Sandy Pass for two westbound coal drags..

Southbound led by a former Conrail SD60M hustles down the old CNO&TP on a bright Fall morning with a very short intermodal train.

Eastbound Q695 passes under the C&O signals at the WE of Big Sandy Pass. The signals are on CSX's hit list and will not survive the summer.

Westbound up the Big Sandy Sub passing the abandoned Floyd County Coal Loadout at Harold.