CSX - The Breaks of The Big Sandy
1. CSX 821-4715 n/b F896 (Shelby Pool Turn) at the East End of Marrowbone passing siding (Regina, Ky.) with 102 loads for T893 (McClure Mine to Gary, Ind.). U348 s/b is waiting in the passing siding behind me. 11-15-2014.
2. CSX 318-121 on s/b U348 (Sylvester, WV – Pennyroyal, SC) with SCWX (Santee Cooper) loads. Cambrian Coal’s Apex 2 tipple (110 car, 24-hour) is on the left. Former CRR Elkhorn City yard. 11-15-2014.
3. CSX 318-121 on s/b U348 (Sylvester, WV – Pennyroyal, SC) with SCWX (Santee Cooper) loads. Cambrian Coal’s Apex 2 tipple (110 car, 24-hour) is on the left. Former CRR Elkhorn City yard. 11-15-2014. view 2.
4. CSX 318-121 on s/b U348 (Sylvester, WV – Pennyroyal, SC) with SCWX (Santee Cooper) loads. Cambrian Coal’s Apex 2 tipple (110 car, 24-hour) is on the left. Former CRR Elkhorn City yard. 11-15-2014. View 3.
5. CSX Pusher 526-396.
6. CSX pusher 396-526. View 2.
7. Russell Fork Overlook Breaks.
8. Clinchfield Overlook Breaks.
9. From the Clinchfield Overlook at the Breaks Interstate Park, CSX 502 leads U430-12 (Scotts Branch mine to Irmo, SC) with 100 PMRX loaded hoppers. State Line Tunnel is the second tunnel on the former CRR south of Elkhorn City. 11-15-2014.
10. From the Clinchfield Overlook at the Breaks Interstate Park, CSX 502 leads U430-12 (Scotts Branch mine to Irmo, SC) with 100 PMRX loaded hoppers. State Line Tunnel is the second tunnel on the former CRR south of Elkhorn City. 11-15-2014. View 2.
11. From the Clinchfield Overlook at the Breaks Interstate Park, CSX 502 leads U430-12 (Scotts Branch mine to Irmo, SC) with 100 PMRX loaded hoppers. State Line Tunnel is the second tunnel on the former CRR south of Elkhorn City. 11-15-2014. View 3.
12. Passing the old Domus tipple.
13. Of course all coal trains need a pusher from Shelby to Dante, Va.
Train images used by permission of Everett N Young
last update - 03 Dec 2014