The golden glow of the late afternoon sun illuminates an empty hopper train rolling through the Turtle Creek valley with Wall, Pa. in the right background and Turtle Creek, Pa. to the left.

Eastbound trailers roll through Rankin, Pa.

Although it's early November, the oak trees on Powell Mountain cling to their rust colored leaves as NS 702 rolls along the floor of Powell Valley at Harvey, Va.

It's only mid-afternoon but the shadows already cover the valley floor in the West Virginia coal fields. A mine run has placed its empties and will now gather the loads.

A yard crew out of Andover Yard shoves "Big Red" empties along the ex-Southern's St. Charles branch. The empties are destined to Holton, located on a short spur off the branch near Exete... (more)

GP35 No. 241 and two additional units switch in the yard tracks at Westmoreland Coal's Appalachia transloader. Silverside loads are present in the background. Note that some Silversides were lette... (more)

A westbound trailer train rolls through Trafford approaching Pitcairn, Pa. The buildings on the hill in the background are the Haymaker Plaza shops.

Eastbound autoracks, Q276, blasts through Cook Mill, Pa.

Amid rusting narrow gauge trucks and hoppers, a Fall Spectacular photo freight turns on the wye in Rockhill Yard.

An empty hopper train (NS 709) en route to the Appalachia area, exits Jones Cut in the Baum Hollow section of East Stone Gap, Va.

NS U57 follows Wallen Creek as it approaches Pocket, Va. with empty hoppers. The crew is destined to St. Charles, Va. on the ex-Southern's St. Charles Branch.

Westbound Q353 follows the Casselman River between Salisbury Junction and Garrett, Pa.

Westbound empties pass by the "concrete wall" on the Magnolia Cutoff. The original main line, now an access road, lies in the shadows at the bottom left.

After loading 75 "yellow balls" at Holton, located off the ex-Southern's St. Charles Branch, the crew has set its cab off on the main line and is shoving the yellow balls in the load tra... (more)

The morning fog has yet to completely lift as NS 608, a Yuma Turn, returns to Appalachia with empties.