Ascending Elkhorn grade on its crew run from Williamson to Bluefield, the Ringling Brothers Blue Unit circus train passes through the deplorable mining community of Keystone, nestled deep in West ... (more)
The Virginian is hard at work pushing 18M up Elkhorn grade on the Pokey.
Grinding upgrade on the former N&W mainline ay Keystone, a pair of brand new ACe's assist eastbound NS Q62 over Elkhorn Grade.
As day turns to night, a late winter snow squall blankets the coal town of Keystone as eastbound coal loads charge over Elkhorn with a former Conrail C40-8W leading.
Heading up the ruling eastbound grade is a coal train passing the CPL at Keystone, West Virginia.
A long string of loaded coal hoppers rolls through Keystone WV past the UMWA Union Hall on its way to Bluefield WV. Some of the members of the local union hall may very well be the same people wh... (more)
The Lehigh Valley heritage unit is part of a J53 helper pair shoving on the rear of 762.
Just before sunup in frosty downtown Keystone, W.Va., NS's Interstate heritage unit shoves train No. 776 up Elkhorn Grade, with locomotives in notch-8, awakening the sleeping mining community on a... (more)
In what used to be the norm, it was odd to see these older dash 9's in pusher service with all the new AC power prowling the Pokey.
Flowers, CPL's, and a heritage unit! All set the stage for this pretty scene depicting the Norfolk & Western heritage unit shoving hard on the rear of eastbound loads through the community of Keys... (more)
Enroute to Eckman, one of Norfolk Southern's Heritage Units, the PRR makes tracks westbound through the curve in Keystone, WV.
Making his way through a minor snow storm, NS 9483 makes his way trough the town of Keystone, by the old coal preparation facility.
In the poring rain, No. 272 swings into a tight S curve at Keystone, W.Va., led by a EMD SD70M-2, as the train blasts toward Bluefield on the ex-N&W.
