50 year old GP9 Builder Plate.
Nice to see some of it still made here...
Coasting under the steep cliffs at War Eagle, NS 9855 passes the slide detector fence and MTY's at War Eagle on its way to Williamson.
NS 6793 actually pushes this coal drag near Vulcan.
Extended view of the Hatfield Tunnels and bridges which bridged the Tug River (on both sides) and tunneled through Kentucky to save several miles for the original Ohio Extension. The original tunn... (more)
Floodloading at Mingo Logan Coal. Note the amount of sand on the track used for traction on this steep grade.
With a MTR (Mountaintop Removal) job (a/k/a as a "strip" mine) looming in the background, NS 7581 pulls a coal drag through the town coal built, Vulcan, which was owned by the N&W at one time.
NS 7581 rolls into West Virginia after traveling through Hatfield Tunnel. The Hatfield Tunnel is named after the Hatfield's of "The Feud" fame, as they owned property in this area.
Newer power awaits a crew for some North bound coal in Shelby Yard.
Note the rise of the grade beginning here, near the end of the old C & O line, and the beginning of the Clinchfield. And I think they could use another No Trespassing sign here...
CSX 31 and a "Diversified" AC60CW perform pusher duty over Pool Point near the KY/VA border.
A very dirty CSX 274 rolls out of Shelby Yard towards Ivel with MTY's in tow.
Fuel gauge still shows full on a mothballed GP9 at Millard.
