A loaded dump train crosses Pigeon Creek approaching Appalachia on the ex-Southern's St. Charles Branch. The coal is destined to Westmoreland Coal's Wentz prep plant on the ex-Interstate Railroad.

An ex-Interstate mine run approaches the Kilbourne Avenue crossing in Appalachia with commercial loads.

A GP35-GP30-GP35 set works in the yard tracks at Westmoreland Coal's Appalachia transloader.

An ex-Interstate yard crew shoves three (Nos. 1, 2 and 3) of Westmoreland Coal's re-engined Alco S2's through Appalachia en route to Andover Yard. Interestingly, the units are now lettered PRC 1, ... (more)

An empty Dump Train passes through the cut in Fork Ridge separating "downtown" Appalachia from the "Intermont" section of Appalachia. In the late 1800s, construction of a doubl... (more)

NS U52, with three locomotives and a Southern bay window cab, waits in #1 track at Appalachia for NS U53, with two engines and an N&W cab, to pass. U53 is en route to Westmoreland Coal's Appalachi... (more)

Cab hop U52 crosses the high bridge over Powell River approaching Appalachia on its return trip from Norton to Andover Yard. A second bridge over the ex-L&N CV main is just out of view to the left... (more)

NS U52 slowly rolls east on the ex-Interstate Railroad's main line at the east end of Andover Yard. The crew has 23 commercial loads in tow that it loaded at Wentz during the morning. The metal bu... (more)

NS U52 returns light to Andover Yard after setting off "yellow ball" loads at Westmoreland Coal's Appalachia transloader. In earlier years, the Interstate Railroad's freight station occu... (more)

A St. Charles crew (U56) had returned to Appalachia with a combination of commercial loads and yellow ball loads. After leaving the commercial loads on the main, U56 shoves the yellow balls into t... (more)

Norfolk Southern SD60E 6961 is parked with two other locomotives in a siding in downtown Appalachia, VA. The locomotive was built as CNW SD60 8031. The rebuilt locomotive has a NS designed wide... (more)

A loaded Westmoreland Coal dump train has just exited the ex-Southern's St. Charles Branch, reversed direction and begins its journey along ex-Southern and ex-Interstate rails en route to Wentz, V... (more)

NS U47 crew with light engines is coming into downtown Appalachia, VA from Norton, VA. The locomotives will soon pass the old passenger station and use the wye to back toward the Andover Yard sho... (more)

NS U47 approaches Appalachia as it crosses the bridges over Powell River (background) and the ex-L&N's Appalachia-Norton CV main (foreground).

A well weathered Norfolk Southern caboose rests in downtown Appalachia, VA. The caboose was built in November of 1969 by International Car Company for the Norfolk and Western Railway as N&W 51859... (more)