The perfect definition of a January afternoon.. Dreary skies and cold mountain air, a pair of AC helpers assist eastbound grain loads toward Bluefield, grinding upgrade through the old N&W coal ca... (more)

On a dreary afternoon in the economically declining coal town of Keystone, eastbound grain loads under the power of older GE's struggle upgrade, as they make their trek across the Pocahontas Distr... (more)

NS 1060 hauling a manifest by the old Coal Facility in Keystone, VA.

A pair of AC helpers assist a heavy export coal drag upgrade through the mining community of Keystone, situated west of Bluefield along the former N&W mainline. Keystone and its neighboring commun... (more)

Eastbound ethanol loads grind up grade near Keystone, passing the east end of Eckman Yard on their assault over the former N&W mainline from Williamson to Bluefield. While not pictured, two Farm b... (more)

A peek behind the curtain, which is used by the Russian owned Mechel Bluestone Coal Company in downtown Keystone WV to shield the citizens from dust and to look a little more aesthetically pleasin... (more)

Shoving on the rear with a pair of AC helpers, eastbound Southern West Virginia coal loads make their assault over the N&W main through Keystone, and points east with a destination of Lambert's Po... (more)

On a dreary October evening in the declining community of Keystone, an eastbound loaded drag charges upgrade with a train of West Virginia black diamonds. Keystone serves as a great example of a c... (more)

Pushers rattle the windows in downtown Keystone on a quite Sunday morning.

After pushing one up the Grade, this pusher set heads back to Farm to repeat the job all over again.

Coal passing coal. Empty hopper train 755 passes the large prep plant at Keystone.

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.