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