I'd always wanted this shot at Keystone but it never seemed to come about due to trackwork.
With the tunnel construction curfew out of the way for the day 17M follows the fleet of westbounds already ahead past the coal prep plant at Keystone.
Bearing the coal dust of a hard days work and strapped in, a worker cautiously releases the brake allowing a Top Gon to roll downhill under the coal loadout. In this modern day it's hard to believ... (more)
Running long hood forward, a worktrain idles away in Keystone as traffic builds for the assault up Elkhorn Grade. After clearing, it was back to back for eastbounds going up the grade.
Engineer has just been dropped off, and is unlocking one of the new ES44AC's, which are being tested in pusher service.
Pushers roll through the sleepy little town of Keystone.
Two pusher sets roll down hill to the rescue of two freights near Welch.
NS J51 pushers shoving eastbound loaded coal train U9W on main #1 through Keystone, WV. Click... (more)
A former CNW SD60, now part of the HLCX lease fleet, leads westbound 83G by the large coal facility at Keystone. The two light engines are going west to Hull to pick up 50 Tidewater coal loads to ... (more)
The one unit wonder pusher on the rear of 194 passes the prep plant at Keystone on its slow journey up to the top of the Elkhorn grade.
A UP SD70M adds more color to the already colorful town of Keystone, WV.
277 heads west with the coal prep plant at Keystone looming in the background
The last rays of sun shine on an all-BNSF powered NS 194 as it curves into the small mining town of Keystone, WV.
Westbound rack train 277 rounds the tight S-curves through downtown Keystone, WV past the currently very active mainline mine. Keystone is one of only three remaining active sites on the Pokey ma... (more)
