Some Pics From Around The State Of W Va

Yard engine at South Charleston

Empty drag for Toms Fork mines waiting at Handley

Beth Mines Danville

A 110 car train waiting to be loaded at Bull Creek mine in W Va.

11/22/09 Busy Day On The Coal River

While waiting for a train to come out of Fork Creek,4 trains passed.I was only able to catch 2 of them as I had my camera set on picture mode.The first video is cut short as the battery went dead.DUH!

11/8/2009 H873 with crippled Engines and a passing Empty Hopper Train

The train was coming out of John Amos with something wrong with the traction motors.Light engines had to come from Russell for the trip to Peach Creek. While this train was moving past Ventroux road by Scary Creek,an empty hopper train came flying by.

Pictures Of Van Involved In Train Crash At East Bank

Taken this morning.

New River Excursion Oct 18 2009

Taken at South Charleston Yard.Caught me unawares but did manage to catch it.

10/17/09 New River Excursion Train and A Coal Train Passes Fork Creek

The New River Excursion train passes behind Wiemer elementary school in St Albans.



A coal train passing by Fork Creek mine out of Elk Run.

10/09/09 NS 380 At Dickinson

Arrived around 6:55PM in a driving rain with 2 engines and 21 cars(mostly ballast)in tow.

H870-08 at Fork Creek Mine

H870 pulling 90 John Amos empties into Fork Creek.

New CSX Video

From Fork Creek Mine.

Here is the H873 taking a train from Fork Creek mine to John Amos.Train goes into emergency when the green signal drops from green to red right before the engine gets to it.Shortly it starts again on its way.

Car Gets Hit By Amtrak Train-Engine Cab Video

5 teenagers were killed in this accident in Michigan on July 9.

CSX At Beth Mine Recorded With Night Vision.

Tested this recording method using my webcam and my nightvision scope.This is a train going into Danville while a John Amos train sits in siding waiting to be loaded.

7/26/09-West End Beth Mine

H880 waits as 2 trains pass.Then it pulls out onto the main for the trip to John Amos.

6/19/09 Elk Run and Crystal River Mine

Leaving out of Elk Run yard office with a crew and travelling about 6 miles to the Crystal River mine. As we pull in a drag of empties pass on the main heading to the yard office.

6/19/09 381 and an Empty Dickinson Yard

Never seen the yard as empty as it was today.

NS 381 6/17/09

Left Dickinson at 8:30 AM with 11 cars and NS 9978 D9-40CW in the lead.

Haunted Railroad Crossing In Texas

I have heard of this place many times but this is the first time I have seen it in action. I dont normally put my weird hobbies over here on the railroad blog but this one is indirectly related to the rairoad. Here is what is posted in the comment section of this poster.

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This video was recorded on October 20, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas. We heard the stories about these railraod tracks located on Shane Road where a train struck a school bus during the 1940s and killed the bus driver and all children on the bus.

We decided to do some investigation on our on, and to our amazement we actually found some shocking evidence. The car did indeed go up the hill and over the tracks with the ignition turned off even. We even tried it with the car going backwards and it still worked. We even noticed very apparent fingerprints on the trunk of the car after pouring baby powder on it and going over the tracks. We even caught some pretty clear EVP's towards the end of the video right before we left.

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Here is the video.

6/10/09 NS 381 and Dog Incident

Left Dickinson yard at 8:30 am with 24 cars and a NS 9095 in the lead. I left the video run a bit longer after the train had passed to show the conductor restoring the switches. Watch as he is throwing the main line switch as a dog comes out on him. More bark than bite,as the owner says, but still gives an example of what the crews have to endure out on the road.

June 9, 2009 Weed Sprayer Train and Coal Train

Here is 2 videos of the W047 weed sprayer train as it backs out onto the main then leaves Handley for Huntington.





This is a coal train passing through Chelyan. If I had left the camera running I would have caught the sprayer about 2 minutes later.As it was I had gone into a store to get a soda when the sprayer came by.

6/8/2009

East and westbound trains plus H707 work train engine 2496 SD50 at South Charleston yard.

H872 at Alum Creek

5/31/09 Travis Giles

Short shaky and blurry video of railfan Travis Giles waiting on the weed sprayer train

5/31/09 Eastbound Grain Train

This was heading through SC yard prior to the N673 arrival.

5/31/09 Beth Mine

While recording the H872 finishing loading up the first cut a westbound coal train comes through from Danville.

5/31/09 N673

Stopped at SC to set off a shop car.Video is a bit blurry.

5/29/09

Got some video if the yard job switching cars at Dickinson today.

Pt 1



Pt 2

5/27/09

Another 381 today.27 cars being pulled by NS 665 SD60. There was a delay in leaving Dickinson as 2 sets of brake shoes had to be replaced on the engine.

5/22/09

Was on the NS side of things today picking up the all female 381 crew from the motel and taking them to Dickinson. Here are the vids.

Here we leave the yard office and go to the engine a 9275 D9-40CW.Note as we leave the yard engine 5058 DS-39.



381 leaving Dickinson.

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May 20,2009 Handley W Va

Took the H873 crew to Handley today to put on a train of 100 empties for Toms Fork.The train later derailed on Cabin Creek at the Ronda crossing. The first 2 clips are a little out of focus.

Here is an westbound empty train.



This train surprised me coming out of the siding at Handley. Didnt know there was a crew on it waiting for the traffic to pass.An empty drag of apparently new tubs heading east to Hinton.



Here the V366 is re-crewed by the H873 which takes the train on east.

May 13,2009 Part 3

Westbound empty train stopped at South Charleston yard to pick up orders then carried on.

May 13,2009 Part 2 H872

Bringing 90 empties into dock siding for the run around.

May 13,2009 Part 1 Inside Amos

St Albans shifter H872 is highlighted on this day along with a passing empty drag at South Charleston Yard.As an extra bonus there are a couple of shots inside the John Amos power plant.I was also experimenting with a different bit rate on these videos from what I usually do to see how it looks. I was also fiddling with the sound which didnt turn out too well. Comments are welcome.

This first vid is showing the coal pile at the John Amos plant. It is the largest I ever seen there.This represents a 56 day supply of coal. They are shooting for and maintaining a 70 day supply.



This last video in the plant is driving between the loaded train waiting to be dumped on the right and the H870's empty train getting ready to pull out of the plant on the left.

H870 Spotting Empties At Toms Fork

Freight Train Blues-Roy Acuff

H873 Bringing APEX Empties to Beth Mine May 10,2009

H873 pulls up to tipple. H875 recrews and the first cut is separated from the train.

NS Yard Williamson W Va during the May 2009 Floods

H870 and Extra Trains Pt 4

H870 pulling 90 loads for John Amos Power Plant.

H870 and Extra Trains Pt 3

A double header. A passing eastbound empty train follwed by the T664 with 140 empties heading westbound for Peach Creek.

H870 and Extra Trains Pt 2

H870 bringing empties across Elk River in St Albans. for run around

5/7/09 H870 and extra trains.

Worked the H870 for almost 9 hours while they pulled a 140 car train out of John Amos,ran around it at Garbage crossing then took 90 loaded cars into the plant. Here are the videos of it plus several trains coming and going.



Eastbound Grain Train



H870 brings 140 empties out of John Amos power plant.

Shocking Blue-Never Marry A Railroad Man

Work Train and Big Boulder Threatening Track 1

May 5 2009

Was up at Scary crossing today dropping off the H064 crew. With all the rain we have had here in the last few days it has caused a very large rock to come loose. Currently it is being held back by a telephone pole as you see in the video.Not sure what they are going to do about it.

May 3,2009 St Albans

Worked the H875 yesterday.Here are some videos shot a the West End of Dock and at John Amos power plant

H874 passes H875 at west end of dock siding on its way to Beth mine




Eastbound empty drag passes



Westbound grain train with 5 engines passes



H875 leaving dock for Amos



H875 arriving release point at Amos.In the background I am talking on the phone about the Buckeye Yard closure

Big 4 Yard at Russell Ky

Circus Train 2009 Pt 4

Camp cars are moved from behind the State Capitol.

Circus Train 2009 Pt 3

Engines coupling to flat cars.

Circus Train 2009 Pt 2

Here are a couple shots of the loaded flat cars

NS Circus Train 2009 Pt 1

Here are the Animal cars and a pretty poor close up of the flatcars at the Morris St crossing.

NS 2704 SD70 at Hobson Ohio

April 24,2009. NS 381 waiting on a crew to take it to Columbus.

CSX Loading Coal At Toms Fork

CSX Empty Hoppers Westbound Handley W Va

CSX Grain Train Eastbound Handley W Va

Handley W Va Yard Office

Once a major yard point in W Va it is now used as a recrew point for Hinton,Russell, and South Charleston crews

CSX Q 303 Handley W Va

CSX Empty Hoppers Walnut St Crossing St Albans W Va

CSX Grain Train Walnut St Crossing St Albans W Va

CSX H873 In Dock Siding Waits on Coal Train

CSX H873 Pulls Empites From John Amos Plant Pt 2

CSX H873 Pulls Empites From John Amos Plant Pt 1

CSX Coal Train South Charleston W Va Yard Office

CSX H87309 Pulling Empties From John Amos

CSX H87309 Preparing To Run Around Train

Norfolk Southern SD40 at Dickinson Yard

Retiring Nofolk and Southern Conductor thoughts about this SD40 engine.

Railroad Videos and Pics

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