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NS empty coal train 823 is seen headed West over Coopers Trestle in Bramwell on a beautiful summer morning, 7-2-20.
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NS empty coal train 823 is seen headed West over Coopers Trestle in Bramwell on a beautiful summer morning, 7-2-20.

  • NS empty coal train 823 is seen headed West over Coopers Trestle in Bramwell on a beautiful summer morning, 7-2-20.
  • NS empty coal train 763 is seen headed West over Coopers Trestle in Bramwell on a beautiful summer morning, 7-2-20.
  • NS intermodal train 236 (Cleveland, Ohio to Norfolk, Virginia is seen headed East across Coopers Trestle in Bramwell, 7-2-20.
  • NS intermodal train 233 is seen passing through the rural coal-mining town of Keystone, WV on the NS Pocahontas District, 7-2-20.
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  • The cement coaling tower at CP Farm is an iconic location on the former Norfolk & Western Pocahontas Division. The tower is a holdover from the days when Y and A-class steam locomotives dominated this territory hauling black diamonds out of the heart of Appalachia. CP Farm is also where pusher sets are often added to heavy coal trains going over Elkhorn Grade, 7-2-20.
  • On a day trip to the Norfolk Southern’s famed Pocahontas Division, we visited a few of the popular locations. After waiting for several hours to get a train at the signature shot crossing Tug Fork coming out of Welch Tunnel, we heard Westbound empty grainer 51E call the signals at Welch. Being way out of cell phone range we had no idea the PRR heritage unit was leading. We were very happily surprised to see a Tuscan Red nose emerge from the bore, 7-2-20.
  • On a day trip to the Norfolk Southern’s famed Pocahontas Division, we visited a few of the popular locations. After waiting for several hours to get a train at the signature shot crossing Tug Fork coming out of Welch Tunnel, we heard Westbound empty grainer 51E call the signals at Welch. Being way out of cell phone range we had no idea the PRR heritage unit was leading. We were very happily surprised to see a Tuscan Red nose emerge from the bore, 7-2-20.
  • On a day trip to the Norfolk Southern’s famed Pocahontas Division, we visited a few of the popular locations. After waiting for several hours to get a train at the signature shot crossing Tug Fork coming out of Welch Tunnel, we heard Westbound empty grainer 51E call the signals at Welch. Being way out of cell phone range we had no idea the PRR heritage unit was leading. We were very happily surprised to see a Tuscan Red nose emerge from the bore, 7-2-20.
  • An Eastbound coal shuttle heads through Welch with the Lackawanna heritage unit trailing, 7-2-20.
  • NS empty coal train 823 is seen emerging from Welch Tunnel and crossing over the Tug Fork in Welch on the former Norfolk & Western Pocahontas Division, 7-2-20.
  • NS empty coal train 823 is seen emerging from Welch Tunnel and crossing over the Tug Fork in Welch on the former Norfolk & Western Pocahontas Division, 7-2-20.
  • A coal train is seen loading out on "Dan's Branch" in Eckman,. Deep in the heart of Appalachia, McDowell County is certainly coal country. Although coal production is not nearly as busy as years past, the Pocahontas Division has seen a recent apparent increase in coal traffic, 7-2-20.
  • NS train 83J heads West through Keystone with a load of empty hoppers for the mill at Switchback, 7-2-20.
  • An empty coal train is seen passing through Keystone headed back into the heart of Appalachia. The train will head to one of the many mines in the area to be loaded with 130 more loads of black diamonds, 7-2-20.
  • The Eastbound "Capital Limited" is seen arriving in Harpers Ferry, WV. The daily train runs from Chicago to Washington DC, 7-5-20.
  • The Eastbound "Capital Limited" is seen arriving in Harpers Ferry, WV. The daily train runs from Chicago to Washington DC, 7-5-20.
  • After a delay from issues with the trailing unit, Q217 proceeded West through Harpers Ferry after picking up a BNSF unit at Brunswick, 7-5-20.
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