Utah Railway empty coal train hits first light at Kyune, 9005 and three sisters will load at Wildcat and bring the loads back west this same afternoon.

A couple of BN SD60Ms have a coal train in tow as they pass the elevator at New Salem, ND. It was a very nice looking elevator. I believe this is an eastbound but my memory isn't very good these d... (more)

Crossing the steel girder bridge across the Lions River into Lions River Station in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands. Class 18E series 1 Locomotive, 18-224 is Durban bound with a load of coal, probably... (more)

Class 18E, 18-012, is supporting a heavy load of coal behind her as she rolls down the steep gradient through Boughton Station in Pietermaritzburg on her way to Cato Ridge / Durban. A variety of ... (more)

A loaded coal train descends Colorado's front range en-route to Denver where the train will head south to Colorado Springs. Scanned from a Kodachrome

The Indian Ocean forms the backdrop, as 37-061 / 37-025 / 37-063 cross the Umgababa Bridge on their way down to Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast with a load of coal for the Sappi / Saicco... (more)

Climbing the bank out of Elandslaagte towards Ladysmith is a coal train heading for the coast.

It's just after sunrise in Lions River in the KwaZulu Natal Midlands as 18-105 heads this 35 wagon coal train past the Nelson Mandela Capture Site. The train is bound for Cato Ridge.

18-619, with the help of three of her classmates, is heading this heavy coal train down through the steep and very twisty section around Boughton / Boughton Station on the way down to Pietermaritz... (more)

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The Book Cliffs offer a nice complementary back drop for this shot of Rio Grande tunnel motor 5360 at Solitude, UT, scanned from a Kodachrome.

18-110 is climbing the hill out of Elandslaagte Station with a load of coal and is heading towards Ladysmith. A few graves of young british soldiers, who lost their lives in the Boer War, can be ... (more)

A two unit helper is cut in ahead of the caboose to assist a heavy coal train to Palmer Lake, summit of the Joint Line between Denver and Pueblo, CO. Although much has changed since this photo was... (more)

A loaded coal train with a quartet Rio Grande tunnel motors rolls past the siding of Banning on Rio Grande's Sunnyside Branch. Scanned from a Kodachrome slide.

Another load of coal destined to Roberts Bank, BC for export rolls down the mighty Columbia River on BNSF's scenic Fallbridge sub.