After being serviced in Bluefield, a pair of helpers glide downgrade through the town of Keystone, enroute to Farm to assist eastbound loads over Elkhorn grade. Appalachian coal is transported in ... (more)
NS 8059 and another GE unit are the pushers for this coal train as it rumbles through the rural town of Keystone, WV along the former N&W rails of the Pocahontas Division.
A school bus loads children at the stop near the church as an empty coal train works its way back into the McDowell County coal fields. The train catches a red signal and comes to a stop just befo... (more)