Norfolk Southern U47 is moving forward with a single gondola loaded with coal on the former Interstate Railroad in Norton, Virginia.

Norfolk Southern "mine run" U47 is backing their train on the former Interstate Railroad toward the coal loading facility at Wentz, Virginia with a caboose as a shoving platform. The tra... (more)

In a heavy morning fog, Norfolk Southern "mine run" U47 is working at the east end of the former Norfolk and Western yard in Norton, Virginia. The train crew has just brought loaded coal... (more)

A caboose brings up the rear of Norfolk Southern mine run train U47 as crosses over Callahan Creek. The train is entering the west end of Andover yard at Andover, Virginia. after the 14 car coal... (more)

Norfolk Southern U47 crosses over Callahan Creek as it enters the west end of Andover Yard at Andover, Virginia. The short 14 car coal train has just loaded at Wentz. Virginia about four miles f... (more)

Norfolk Southern U47 crew is making a reverse move through Stonega, VA with a short 14 car empty coal train. The train is headed to the loader at Wentz, VA a short distance from here.

Norfolk Southern local mine run U47 is making a reverse move at NS control point Mudlick as the empty coal train enters the community of Stonega, VA. The train is in the process backing from An... (more)

Norfolk Southern U47 is backing out of the west end of the former Interstate Railroad yard at Andover, VA. The empty coal train will back from here to Wentz, VA where it will be loaded.

Norfolk Southern mine run U47 backs across Callahan Creek as it makes a reverse move out of the yard at Andover, VA toward the loader at Wentz, VA. The caboose is being used as a shoving platform... (more)

Norfolk Southern mine run U47 is stopped with a caboose on the "back leg" of the wye in Appalachia, VA. The caboose will be cut off here while the locomotive will couple up to an empty ... (more)

Norfolk Southern mine run U47 heads east across Kennedy Trestle near the community of Dwina between the towns of Coeburn and St. Paul, VA. The loaded coal train also has a J74 pusher on the rear ... (more)

A Norfolk Southern U47 crew pulls a loaded coal train that was loaded at Wentz, VA into downtown Appalachia, VA. Once the train clears the wye, a J74 pusher will pull the caboose that was used fo... (more)

NS U47 returns to Norton on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Glamorgan Branch. U47 retrieved 19 loads from Critical Fork on the ex-IRR's Dixiana Branch.

The cab on NS U47 rolls through Cane Patch on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch. U47 is pulling empties to the Roaring Fork loader located at the end of Pine Branch. The loaded hopper in ... (more)

After gathering the loads at Cane Patch, located on the ex-Interstate Railroad's Pardee Branch, the cab on NS U47 has just passed under the ex-L&N's CV Appalachia-Norton main at Sawmill, Va. The s... (more)