Big changes at Dwale on the Big Sandy. The C&O signals are gone and "Dwale" has become "Beaver Junction". The former "Beaver Jct" is now history--progress??
An Alstrom lease engine powers a loaded unit train down the Big Sandy Sub at the EE of Pauley. The signal bridge is living on borrowed time and will be replaced in a few days by CSX's signal depa... (more)
Westbound up the Big Sandy Sub passing the abandoned Floyd County Coal Loadout at Harold.
A Simmer's Shifter with 90 mty VAPX hoppers sits at the East End of New Pass Siding on the Coal Run Sub waiting on blocks to continue out to the McCoy Elkhorn prep plant at Burke Station.
A Scotts Branch Shifter pulls double duty by shoving C661 up Miller's Creek grade into Coal Run Yard on the Coal Run Subdivision.
A Bevins Branch Shifter does battle with the heavy grade up into Coal Run Tunnel on the Coal Run Sub. The train is passing the former location of Costain Coal's Miller Creek Tipple.
A Martin Pool Crew wraps a train of former AEPX (now JTSX) mtys around the big curve at Red Star deep in the Appalachian hollars of Eastern Ky. The train is being shuttled from Martin Yard to Haz... (more)
The Loyall No. 3 Mine Run rolls mtys out the Poor Fork Branch of the CV Sub bound for the big Lynch No.3 loadout at Cumberland, KY.
A former L&N cab under private ownership on display along US 119 in Bell Co., KY.
A former L&N cab in an odd green scheme rest on display along US 25 in Middlesboro, KY.
A Summer rain has set in as W340 departs Loyall for a return trip Corbin.
The daily Loyall Turn splits the signals and holds the CV main at the north end of Barbourville passing siding on his SB trip to Loyall.
NB Q210-10 cranks it up to track speed easily with a four unit consist including CSX 8620-8356-UP 6551 and CSX 257.
NB Q548 crosses over to the No.2 Main at Faber, Ky on the KD Sub.
Northbound mtys led by CSX 94-503 hold the main through Wofford, Ky on a speedy trip up the KD Sub.
