The Bailey Helper pops out of the late day shadows as it heads back to the mine to push another coal train.
Snow flies up beside the lead ES44AC as the main reservoir spitter valve pops just as I snap the photo. This train has 130 loads and is headed North on the Manor Branch after loading at Bailey Mi... (more)
If you look closely you can see the 2 NS helpers on the rear of 100 loads of coal heading up the Manor Branch on a frigid January day.
Three GEVO's on the head end, and two on the rear in helper service lug this coal train out of the Bailey Mine, 14 miles northwest of Waynesburg PA.
The Bailey Helper heads back to the mine on an autumn evening.
An empty hopper train for Bailey Mine passes MP 10 of the Manor Branch.
A loaded coal train from Bailey Mine passes MP 9 of the Manor Branch.
The Bailey Helper shoves another coal train over the summit as its exhaust morphs the colorful folliage.
A former Conrail Dash-8 returns to familiar rails as it leads a Bailey Mine train over the Manor Branch.
An ExConrail DC unit makes a somewhat rare appearance on a loaded unit coal train headed up the Manor Branch. CSX tends to try to assign AC power to most of their unit trains when possible.
The Bailey Helper brings up the rear of the N71 at MP 10 of the Manor Branch.
N21 passes the sign at FORK as it hauls a trainload of coal from Bailey Mine.
