A friend and myself ventured out the morning of February 3rd, 2017 with the goal of catching the once a week Loyall to Eastman coal train on the ex L&N Cumberland Valley. After arriving at Hagans ... (more)

The pushers on an eastbound coal drag glide into Bluefield after assisting the train up and over Elkhorn Mountain.

The skillful engineer of K627 has the train under control as it drops through the control point at Flanagan, KY on the hill between Winchester and the Kentucky River at Ford. The Richmond Hill pus... (more)

CSX manifest Q560 drifts downhill across massive Bridge 40 in Independence, KY. Northbound trains in daylight on the LCL has become a rare occurrence since CSX began directional running between Ci... (more)

The gentleman who got caught at the crossing was in for a surprise as 4501 blasts through the outskirts of Marion. In an hour or so the first trips for 4501 in the 21st century would be completed.

In a cold, winter rain, CSX train G539 charges past the old L&N depot located in Paris, KY. and its true, the L&N don't stop here anymore.

In a spectacular winter scene, pushers drift through the thru truss bridge at Maybeury, WV on the NS Pocahontas "Pokey" District. The pushers are destined for Farm to assist another coal... (more)

In the last rays of sunlight, T547 passes underneath the C&O signals at NX Cabin on the ex C&O main between Cincinnati and Russell. The signal governing the Wilder Main that connects the C&O here ... (more)

After spotting 45 cars of coal that the transflow facility in Marysville, KY, the quartet of B36-7s run lite engine back to Paris. Note all the leaves sucked against the air compressor vents.

Running on home rails, N&W 611 is almost home as she blasts through Wabun, VA with a Roanoke to Walton R/T.

Nickel Plate Road 765 blasts past the small pond on the ground of The Conrad Botzum Farmstead.

On a beautiful summer morning, Southern 4501 leads NS 958 past the CPLs at CP Washington in the small town of Glade Spring, VA. Man how things have changed. Southern 4501 is now stuck running at T... (more)

After running around their train, TTI loads ease through the river town of Maysville. In November, CSX (the parent company) announced that the transflow facility would be shut down due to lack of ... (more)

A TTI coal train eases out of Paris, KY enroute to the transflow facility in Maysville with 45 loads of coal in tow. In November, CSX (the parent company) announced that the transflow facility wou... (more)

A quartet of GE B36-7s drift downgrade towards Maysville with a 45 car coal train in tow. At Maysville, the coal will be loaded onto awaiting barges to be taken down the Ohio River. In November, C... (more)