Tug Fork rails
That autorack train is in Capels, WV and in the process of crossing the Tug Fork. When it exits that far tunnel it will be in Hemphill, WV and cross the Tug again and yet once more when it exits the near tunnel. It has one more crossing of the Tug about 1,000 feet behind me at which point it leaves the Tug Fork and heads up the Elkhorn Creek Valley. It already crossed the Tug Fork six times in just a few miles before it got to the point you see above.
Mountain trains need good bridge and tunnel crews and plenty of wheel grease. :-)
All this action is why it's such fun along the Pocahontas District.
By the way the 150mm lens really compresses things. It's actually 1/10 mile between those two tunnels.
Tug Fork rails
That autorack train is in Capels, WV and in the process of crossing the Tug Fork. When it exits that far tunnel it will be in Hemphill, WV and cross the Tug again and yet once more when it exits the near tunnel. It has one more crossing of the Tug about 1,000 feet behind me at which point it leaves the Tug Fork and heads up the Elkhorn Creek Valley. It already crossed the Tug Fork six times in just a few miles before it got to the point you see above.
Mountain trains need good bridge and tunnel crews and plenty of wheel grease. :-)
All this action is why it's such fun along the Pocahontas District.
By the way the 150mm lens really compresses things. It's actually 1/10 mile between those two tunnels.