Former Southern Railway GP30 #2598 sits as it has since 2011 at the Sprouse Creek Prep Plant awaiting an uncertain future, as Appalachian coal production is still down.
Due to major congestion, MOW work, and crew shortages, a few trains from the busy Rathole line have been detouring over the Pocahontas Division. Bellevue to Chattanooga freight train 117 passes th... (more)
Tucked at the head of the Alma Branch, Sprouse Creek GP30 awaits its fate under the once booming loadout at Rawl Sales, near Matewan. Sign of the times in the Appalachian coalfields, as there's na... (more)