A misty rain fills the sky north of Danville, West Virginia as CSX empty coal train U005 heads towards the yard in town behind a pair of ES44AC's. The train is passing through the remnants of a fo... (more)
A misty rain fills the sky around Danville, West Virginia as CSX empty coal train U005 heads towards town behind a pair of ES44AC's. The train is passing through a former coal loadout north of tow... (more)
Nestled in the hills of West Virginia is the town of Danville, home to a small yard where CSX coal trains are staged and crews change. Two empty coal trains both with pairs of GE locomotives wait ... (more)
A pair of CSX empty coal trains have tied down in the yard at Danville, West Virginia. Once new crews arrive, they will head south to the various mines for loading.
A Baltimore & Ohio GP40-2 and a Chesapeake & Ohio B30-7 bring a train of empties through Danville, West Virginia. The S4 on the left belongs to the Southern Appalachian Coal Company (Julian Mines)... (more)
Two old ghosts of railroads past. These are about the only things left at CSX's Danville WV yard. No engines, no coal cars and no employees to be seen at this once busy coal yard. Sad.
A ballast train idles on the service track waiting to get fueled. The dieselshop.com roster says this is a SD50-2. A SD50 derated to 3,000 H.P. for M.O.W. service.
Mty's ready to go into the coalfields for a refill.
A empty coal train pulls into Danville yard before heading up to a mine.
This was the scene in D-Ville after the seasons first snowfall.
A pair of westbound loaded coal trains are ready to depart Danville yard for the CSX mainline at St. Albans.
The whole crew goes for a ride in the yard at Danville.
A harvest moon glows on the hills and valleys of southern WVa.
These two trains are coalfields bound.
A mty train sits in the Danville yard awaiting its next assignment into the coalfields.