In extreme cold and icy conditions, a northbound heads thru Dead Ox Hollow on the Rathole. The ice formations made quite a sight in the many deep cuts along this stretch.

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)

She jumped the track. The result of a hopper door coming open and derailing the car. 110 tons of coal must now be unloaded by hand before rerailing.

Skywalking. Looking down from atop Kopper Glo's massive 8,000 ton storage and loadout silo, NS backs mtys up the hemlock shrouded steep grade in preparation for loading coal. The large prep plant ... (more)

A monstrosity of a machine, a Fairmont Tamper Ballast Cleaner idles away in the small Morley yard. Not sure of the age but possibly a leftover from a CSX predecessor.

Old GP at the dismantled Island Creek Coal Virginian Pocahontas operation. Several years ago a worker was killed on this engine while changing parts out when a large piece fell off the flatbed, ca... (more)

An old Alco with the cab removed and a "phonebooth" added to the front for an operator, deep within the coalfields of Virginia.

Uh oh. Trouble on the Jellico Branch.

Working on an ancient, antique Whiting Trackmobile that's probably older than the broken Ford truck across the tracks. The site used to be home to Cumberland Collieries and is now Mountain Energy ... (more)

The ol' gal has broke down.

With the closed Island Creek Coal VP#1 plant rusting away in the background, Alco #2 is slowly being reclaimed by the weeds after being cannibalized for parts. The complex is part of the massive V... (more)

How do you stop half a unit train worth of coal rolling downhill, roughly 6,000 tons? Close call?

Fire and Brimstone... heating the rails with a copious amount of coal and diesel fuel. With sledge hammer in hand, the hot rail is slowly knocked into place on a curved stretch crossing Straight C... (more)

With the smell of fresh paint seemingly in the air, one of the Norfolk Southern heritage cabs waits for duty in Alfrdon Yard. In my opinion the cab will look alot better after a few revenue runs u... (more)

Who says the Pokey has been shut down due to the Heartland Corridor project? Looking like a tight squeeze, NS 766 at a ten miles per hour slow order passes workers drilling the roof of the tunnel ... (more)