Wth the sun below the mountain range mine shifter U11 patiently waits for 058 to pass before departing west to load
At Krolitz one of the few remaining dispatcher phone boxes on the Pokey still clings to life as mine shifter U98 sorts cars to retrieve 4 cars in the middle.
On this early October 20th morning all is quiet in Williamson Yard as the early morning sun pierces the fog that looms over the yard. Soon the yard will come to life and empty track will become ha... (more)
After loading out at Big Omer U06 pulls its loads down the Lenore Branch where it will join the Pokey main and head east toward Williamson. To the right is the ever present 97J that performs vario... (more)
After dropping off its work train on the Buchanan Branch 98J heads back to Williamson with just its caboose. The 4122 is just 1 of 18 GP38AC left on NS. It's so old the trailing caboose is 5 years... (more)
233, the "Hans Stump Express", screams past the NW CPL's and the slide fence at remote War Eagle, WV with a BNSF execute swoosh SD70MAC for a leader
Deep on the Pocahontas Divison at remote War Eagle 757 drags empty hoppers back to Williamson for reloading while passing a string of hoppers in the center siding
Detriot Edison empties bound for Williamson pass underneath one of the few remaining reminants of the steam age at Prichard
In the early morning hours at Pigeon Creek its all MOW. The local MOW train 97J is on the right, 94Z in the middle from Portsmouth, OH and the various MOW equipment which is fired up for loading o... (more)
As the rain comes down 858 slowly pulls west while its loads are weighed at the Prichard weigh in motion scale not far back around the bend.
Another load of black diamonds snakes north through the hills of the Manor branch with the colors of fall just beginning to appear in the trees.
High/wide train 054 heads east with a mix of loads ranging from steel plating to half a CAT side boom, 2 wrecked tank cars and large steel slabs.
21G stretches out through Leetsdale as it heads west on track 3.