Main entrance of Martin Yard.

Just got finished turning on the wye on the other end of Martin Yard.

A local crew from Paintsville Yard brings this lone covered hopper into Martin Yard to be set out. The cargo is more than likely ammonium nitrate because that's typically what's hauled in covered ... (more)

The DPUs on the tail-end of coal drag N313 navigate the curvy track in downtown Elkhorn City, KY as they make their way towards Kingsport, TN and beyond.

U904 crosses over at Johns Creek after meeting 2 Westbounds, passing under the C&O era cantilever signal.

Two faded 4400's shoves empty coal hoppers up to the loadout at the nearby mine in the Yellow Creek community of Vico. This is along the CSX Carr's Fork Branch and traffic is only once in a blue m... (more)

A variety of Louisville & Nashville power waits for assignments at the yard in Corbin, Kentucky.

A U-Boat With Extra Props

After a long career as a road engine, Louisville & Nashville U25B 1606 is now working in yard service and on mine runs. It’s now getting extra tractive ... (more)

Three-builder lineups could still be found in Louisville & Nashville’s Corbin, Kentucky yard in the early 1980’s. Here a U25B, an SD40, and a C420 occupy adjacent tracks.

A Louisville & Nashville U25B in fresh Family Lines paint mingles with an SD40-2 in the classic yellow-nose L&N scheme at the engine house in Corbin, Kentucky. Before the year is out, the Seaboar... (more)

The Oneida & Western was a railroad without track. Due to the Louisville & Nashville’s inability to supply sufficient empty cars and power, the Shamrock Coal Company bought its own cars and SD40... (more)

The Ohio River Company operated a large fleet of coal barges on the Ohio River. At their Ashland, Kentucky facility, Alco S6 56 was used to move hoppers around to the loading docks.

Olgebay-Norton Alco’s stand in the rain at the company’s Ashland, Kentucky yard. RS3 512 began life as Reading 495, and is now part of the Vintage Locomotives, Inc. collection in Oak Ridge, Te... (more)

An SD40-2 leads K446-14 Westbound through the Pikeville Cut Through.