The thunderous sound of NS #4135 and #1079 in notch 8 fills the valley outside of Elkhorn, WV on January 16, 2021. The mountains are so steep in this location all of the sound from loaded eastboun... (more)
After the shot at Coopers Trestle, NS 9555 got well ahead of me along US Route 52 and I turned my attention instead to the coal dock at Elkhorn, WV. Even with severe downturns in an area known for... (more)
Put'em to work, paint'em later...NS C44-9W, 9893, still in primer, is on the head end of an eastbound loaded coal train stopped at Elkhorn, WV. A crew member is on the ground checking out the pass... (more)
The Pennsylvania heritage unit shoves an eastbound coal train through the tunnel at Elkhorn. While these signals still stand, the mast for the new Safetrans signals is standing behind me here.