C820-17 but normally has the ID number of T091 rounds the big curve in Ben Hur heading downgrade with dynamics screaming.
C201rolls through by the old L&N Ben Hur depot site.
898 brings a cut of empties through Ben Hur south bound to load at Benedict.
The empty Benedict train is easing up to run thru a slow order a few miles shy of Pennington Gap.
Its actually getting to be more frequent to see south bound empty coal trains at this location, which puts them in route to the Monarch community of Saint Charles, VA (just a handful of miles from... (more)
Right at the exact moment of this shot, conductor Barton was getting orders from Huntington Dispatch that they will be meeting a south bound loaded coal train at Hagan Switch Back, which I also ha... (more)
CSXT 110 passes by the my Dad's restored and freshly painted 1963 model 430 J.I. Case at the old Ben Hur depot location.