A dusting of snow has added a little white to the scene as this SD40-2 heads east.
Christmas Eve on the Captina.
Geep 50 with 65 loads of coal snakes it's way down the Captina destined to be dumped into barges on the Ohio River 15 miles away.
ExConrail SD40-2 in full dynamic holds 8,200 tons of coal at 10mph.
Single GP50 Struggles to pull loads up the slight grade here passing several grazing cows.
A rather clean GP50 Leads loaded coal train over Captina creek on a clear fall day.
SD40-2 cruises by the abandoned Norton Mine. In the right of the photo you can see 2 old GE switchers that are rusting away. They were last used in the 1970's. There is also a work train with sid... (more)
The C08 is seen passing the old Oglebay Norton mine tipple on the Captina. The mine closed in 1972, but the tipple & coal prep plant were used by a strip mine operation (Cravat Coal) until the mid... (more)
GP50 leads 65 empties over Captina creek. EOS 350D Tamron 17-35 1/250 @f/6.3
Loads passing empties at Powhatan #6 mine. These trains shuttle coal up & down the Captina Secondary 18 miles to the Ohio River 24 hrs. a day 7 days a week.
NS 3330 Spots the empties getting ready to flood load. This mine produces over 5 million tons of coal per year. Fuji FinePix 2800