Q317 waits the soon arrival of Q316 as the Conductor is in place to do a roll by inspection.

The DP units on the rear of a loaded coal train shove 130 loads towards the tunnel.

N789-12 eastbound on the Mountain Subdivision.

Snaking it’s way up the grade into Terra Alta CSX train N789-12 has 80 loads of coal with 2 manned helpers on the rear all in full throttle to make the pull up grade successful.

Into a late afternoon sun the Guadalupe Hauler comes out from under the Padaro Lane overpass on Loon Point and rolls along the coast at Summerland.

Eastbound containers by Greenwich Junction.

Westbound coal loads pass some stored centerbeam Flats in Clarksburg.

Passing Shenandoah Junction and MOW equipment, CSX train Q349 heads west.

As the leaves begin to change color, an eastbound coal drags DPU power shoves hard on the rear as it’s cresting the steep grade at Sand Patch.

As the leaves begin to change color, CSX Q136 heads eastbound under the former Western Maryland trestle.

Empty coal hoppers along the CSX Coal River Sub.

Traffic was quite dense yesterday morning on the Chatt Sub with Northbound and Southbound trains stacked up awaiting a push up the bottle neck that is Cumberland Mountain. Q143 however was well be... (more)

CSX L453 departing Winston Yard after dropping cars.

N760 crosses Lake James near Marion, NC with Bald Mountain in the distance. The coal train is bound for Duke Energies plant at Cliffside.

Running early due to the lack of traffic on the Santa Barbara Subdivision, the southbound Guadalupe Local with Union Pacific no. 8186 leading, highballs into Ventura Ca.