After finally getting the pusher situation figured out, NS 9957 grinds uphill at Farm on the Pokey. An mty coal drag heads west toward Mohegan on Main 2.

Leaning sharply into the curve, NS 9957 is dwarfed by the huge coaling tower still standing at Farm.

In the town that coal built, NS 2743 breaks the silence as she rolls through Welch, WV.

A Conrail D8 rounds the curv at Welch and splits the old N&W CPLs

A Pokey helper sits in front of a small house in Welch at 5:30 AM.

Stretched through Hemphill 1 & 2 tunnels, autorack train 274 holds at Hemphill signal while a helper crew ties onto the rear at Farm and a air test is completed.

It is certainly not O. Winston Link, but NS 6588 passes the old N&W signals in Welch at 5:05 AM.

Mine run U22 runs long hood forward on a trip to the Keystone preparation plant. The massive coaling tower dwarfing the engine is a holdout from the old N&W steam days.

Elephant style NS and UP lead this autorack train out of a tunnel and onto a bridge in the town of Welch. The buildings on the side of the hill make for a great backdrop.

We didn't have to travel to far west before we caught our first eastbound at Welch. Luckily, there was just enough light on the curve.

Westbound 185 bursts out of Welch Tunnel

Lead unit of NS coal train 83J