NS J55 shoves on 165 loads of Tidewater coal as it departs Auville Yard (and the Dry Fork Branch) and joins the Pokey main, passing the last of the classic CPL's.
Framed by some beautiful white flowers outlining Norfolk Southern's Bluefield Yard, the Norfolk and Western Heritage Unit awaits assignment on N&W Home Rails on the Pocahontas District.
After pushing an eastbound coal drag over the famed "Elkhorn Grade", NS pusher set J55 emerges from a former N&W ice covered tunnel in Big Four on it's return trip to Farm.
Returning westbound into Vivian Tunnel to push another train east over the Elkhorn Grade, Norfolk Southern's Reading Heritage Unit rides the rails of the former N&W back to Farm.
As the Ice melts outside Norfolk Southern's Big Four No. 1 Tunnel, J55 exits the west portal on its way to Farm to push another train back east and over the Elkhorn Grade.
J55 pusher set heads West past Bluefield, VA, headed towards Farm to assist another Eastbound. 77A Can be seen in the background waiting to depart behind the J55.
NS 8099, the "Southern" heritage engine has just came to a halt after assisting eastbound NS 82A toward Bluefield. The crew on the head end is nearing expiration, and the NS J55 pushers will hold ... (more)
Assisting eastbound NS 82A toward Bluefield, NS's "Southern Railway" heritage engine catches the late afternoon sun in Falls Mills, just west of Bluefield. NS 8099 was released on March 20th, 2012... (more)
