The leaves have reached their peak color as this former Conrail SD40-2 passes over the nearly dried up Captina Creek.
SD40-2 Pulls empties through siding at Ohio Valley Coal's Powhatan #6 Mine.
Recent heavy rains have swollen Captina Creek as SD40-2 passes overhead.
SD40-2 rolls downgrade on a cold February morning as giant icicles cling to the side of a large rock cut.
Coal loads from Ohio Valley Coal's Powhatan #6 mine are seen here headed to a transloading facility on the Ohio River as they pass through one of the cuts on the scenic Captina Secondary.
Across the valley is Murray Energy's Powhatan #6 Mine, one of two large loadouts on the Captina Secondary.
In the hinterlands of Belmont County, C08 crosses Captina Creek, the watershed which NS's Captina Secondary follows to Powhatan Point.
Ohio's coal production is lower now than in years past, but an exception to this can be found on the Captina Secondary, where tonnage has increased during recent years.
Trucks, tugs, & trains all work the coal harbor at Powhatan.
Empties passing an old Farm on the Captina.
Empties passing through the small community of Armstrongs Mills.
One of the earlier former Conrail repaints leads loaded coal train downgrade toward the Ohio River where it will be dumped into waiting barges.
Loaded coal train in the cut just west of MP8
Loaded coal train with ExConrail unit heads east out of one of the many cuts on the Captina.
A Classic High hood GP50 with 65 coal loads on the Captina Secondary on Valentine's day.