Head end of a loaded coal train rolls across KY 7 at the Knott/Letcher County Lines along The Rockhouse.

A empty SCWX train rolls to a stop at the mouth of Merna Spur, where the train will eventually reverse a cut up to The JRL loader at Mary Helen on the very end of the spur.

W022 crosses over one of the many truss bridges over The North Fork Kentucky River, along the former L&N EK Subdivision. This location is in the Lothiar community of Hazard and is now the first le... (more)

A pair of EMD standard cab's lead a loaded welded rail train around the bend along The Rockhouse at Edjuoet, en route from Hazard Yard to Dent Yard, where the train will later venture up The Leath... (more)

M653 rolls around the bend at Millard along The Big Sandy. Gotta say this looks like a very good loadout going to waste if you ask me.

Mine Run R233 rolls around the bend at the foot of Burton Hill, while running alongside Ky Route 7 in the quiet community of Letcher, Kentucky. This train was recently loaded at Leatherwood and is... (more)

Another load leaving The Coalfields, while heading back up The Rockhouse.

A western visitor leads a tank train down The Big Sandy, through the small community of Wagner on the outskirts of Pikeville.

A 110 car empty coal train crawls it's way up The Carr's Fork Branch at Jeff, en route to The Yellow Creek loader at the far end of the branch near Vico. The signals in the shot guards the junctio... (more)

At the front gate of Bristol Yard, a idling locomotive is on display long hood forward style for this picture perfect setup. Also, the exact tracks the loco is setting on, happens to be the old tr... (more)

After loading at The Cave Branch Loadout back in Cumberland, this move made its way back down The Poor Fork and on into Loyall Yard. By the looks of this AC4400, it appears to have seen better day... (more)

A lone AC4400 is on the rear of a loaded GALX coal train as it rolls over the massive Arnold Fork Viaduct in Knott County, Kentucky. It's been a while since I can recall a GALX train in these part... (more)

Nothing like seeing the sight of "Kentucky Black Gold" back out and about on the rails now days!!

A throwback to 2022 at Shelby Junction with this lone wolf loco idling on the main.

A throw back to 2021 at Yellow Creek. As of 2023, this is one of the only few loadouts still active on The Rockhouse Sub and still sees a decent amount of traffic on a off and on basis.