Still in use, primarily on the plethora of coal branchlines in the area.

A well worn brake wheel, after a few decades of use.

Crawling under the hood, a worker labors to keep an old Whiting trackmobile operational.

Judging from the looks of the brakewheel, leathered hands have set the brake on this caboose thousands of times. Almost forgotten, they still are in service on the many branches around St. Charles... (more)

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)

A plethora of spikes cover the ground trackside at Hagans Switchback, the only mainline switchback in the continental U.S.

Ancient CPLs stand sentinel just west of Davy, awaiting a green.

The ties that bind. Thanks to David for the inspiration...

Problems at Farm. Idling under the old coaling tower, two coal drags wait for the tracks east to clear before making the ascent up Elkhorn Grade. Within seconds, a westbound drag of coal mtys will... (more)

Standing guard at Devon, WV for loaded coal and coke trains coming off the Buchanan Branch. Devon has to be one of the most remote and wild sections of the Pokey, being nearly impossible to access... (more)

A set of pushers heads back to Weller Yard and will be entering Riatt Tunnel on the Buchanan Branch in a few yards. This branch has one of the steepest grades on the Pokey.

Veteran conductor extraordinaire Dale Long throws the derail prior to U24 pulling out from Eckman Yard. The new, shiny AC power was just delivered and will soon join the other horseheads on the Po... (more)

With lead motor problems and a sliver of daylight left along the Tug Fork, 77A has just been told to limp to Williamson with their mtys.

Seen many of these? Built in Aug. of 1934 and with two axles and weighing 80,000 lbs, this ancient scale test car still plies the rails in coal country. Amazing. It'll be used next week by the USD... (more)

Spring has sprung along the Buchanan Branch of the Pokey. Creeping downhill with 200 loads as they cross Knox Creek they'll soon go thru Devon Tunnel and pop out in WV on the Pocahontas main. The ... (more)