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My railload photography

by Willie - Brown

Photos I have taken over the years

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July 2003 Weirton,WV NS B40-8 leads a GP38-2 & a B32-8.
NS 3334 SD40-2 at Armstrong Mills, Ohio on the Captina Secondary track.
NS Maersk Unit at Yellow Creek
NS SD40-2 Powhatan, Ohio
2 BNSF units on NS Manor Branch 4/15/2010.
NS Slab Train destined for Weirton mill crosses the Panhandle Bridge on 3/18/2006
NS coal train led by C40-9 8843 at Narrows, VA I took on 4/28/05
My son fishing as an NS train led by SD40-2 3425 {rebuilt from KCS SD40 617} passes by in June of 2008 at Powhatan Point, Ohio
NS SD40-2 3335 West Of Powhatan,OH
NS Black Snake
NS SD40-2 at Powhatan, OH
NS Coal Train at Time, PA
NS SD40-2 3329 & Sister 3330 Passing over Yellow Creek near Wellsville, Ohio
Geometry Train at Powhatan, Ohio 6/9/05.
NS SD40-2 #3333 on 12/18/2005 West of Powhatan, Ohio on the Captina, Secondary.
B32-8 3527 at Yellow Creek
Norfolk Southern 3332 Loading at Powhatan #6 mine in 2007
NS 3334 Loading at Powhatan #6 mine in 2006
NS 8416 at Time, PA
NS 3390 at New Century Mine 2006
NS SD40-2 3332 On Captina Secondary 10/20/2007
Norfolk Southern SD40-2 3332
Norfolk Southern SD40-2 3334 at Ohio Valley Transloading in Powhatan Pt., Ohio 7/16/07.
Norfolk Southern SD50 5433 at New Century Mine in Belmont County, Ohio.
Trainbow.
NS 3329 SD40-2 at Powhatan Point, Ohio
CSX 712 at Time, Pennsylvania
NS 6728 near Time, Pennsylvania on the Manor Branch
The PRR heritage unit crossing Captina Creek in Powhatan Point, Ohio
CSX 5117 on the Mnaor Branch at Time, PA.
NS GP50 7003
SD40-2 at Powhatan Point, Ohio
NS 63W ore empties at Yellow Creek
NS 9904 on the Captina Secondary
Former Conrail SD50's passing over Yellow Creek
GP38-2 working the smaller customers on a local.
C39-8 8204 leading Stacks near Tateville, KY in 2005
Norfolk Southern local working Wheeling Nisshin Plant
NS ES40DC 7631 approaching New Century mine in Eastern Ohio
This locomotive began life in 1973 as Penn Central 8142.
Local T50 with a GP50 & GP38-2 is seen coming through the Natural Tunnel, as visitors to the Natural Tunnel State Park give a friendly wave. Taken April 19th. 2005 on Norfolk Southern Appalachia District.
SD40E 6356 loading at Powhatan #6 mine on 3/5/2015
Sept of 2015 finds the Grey Ghost MGA heritage unit cutting through the fog of the Captina Creek Valley in Powhatan Point, Ohio.
A hot summer day in June of 2003 has 2 former Conrail units headed by SD70 2579 running Eastbound opposite main on #2 track at CP West Conway. Photo taken by me.
GP38-2 5320 (former Conrail / PC 8142) works Eagle Manufacturing in Wellsburg, WV
ES40DC 7518 prepares to start loading at Powhatan #6 mine on a frigid January morning in 2016
GP50 7044 shoving on the rear of 67 loads of coal on the Captina Secondary Track in Dec of 2005.
SD40-2 3334 is the helper on one of the 3 coal"shuttle" trains that work the Powhatan coal fields. Seen here on the Captina Secondary track in May of 2007.
A Dash9 & Dash 8 lead coal loads up the Manor Branch in April of 2010.
Aboard SD40-2 NS 3330 at New Century mine on a frigid 2006 night waiting for empties to pass.
SD40-2 leads 2 GP50s on train C22 from Mingo Jct., Ohio to Allenport, PA on June 21st. 2005 seen here at Yellow Creek..
2 GP38-2s come to the rescue of a stalled unit train on the Manor branch after SD70 2502 ran out of fuel early morning 6/01/2005.
C39-8E 8677 leads a unit train of 130 empties up the Captina Secondary at Powhatan Pt., Ohio 2/15/2006
SD40-2 3333 passes the old tipple at the long closed Oglebay Norton company "Norton mine" on the Captina Secondary on 8/2/2005.
2 C40-9Ws draw helper duty on the Manor Branch 5/12/2007.
SD80MACs headed to Bailey Mine on the Manor Branch in May of 2007.
NS 7598 crossing the Conemaugh River at Bolivar, PA 5/5/2007
AC/DC... SD80MAC & C40-9W are the "Bailey Helper" today shoving loads on the Manor Branch. 6/6/2007
SD40-2 3331 is leading Empties up the Captina Secondary track near Armstrong Mills, Ohio on 10/20/2007
C40-9W 9135 & A ES40DC hustle empties up the Manor Branch for loading at Consol's Bailey/Enlow for loadout. 5/3/2007
Consecutively numbered SD60I's 6732 & 6733 headed to load on the Manor Branch on 5/3/2007.
Former Conrail C40-8 now CSX 7492 leads loads up the NS Manor Branch at Time, PA on 5/3/2007.
2 AC44CWs power 110 loads of coal up the NS Manor Branch on 5/23/2007
SD70MAC 4764 hauls a unit coal train up the Manor Branch on 5/7/2007
A former Conrail Dash 8 leads another Dash 8 on a loaded coal train at Time, PA. 10/13/2007
NS SD50 5400 leads an empty Unit Coal train on The Captina Secondary crossing Captina Creek at Milepost 8.5
Powhatan shuttle trains pass at Powhatan #6 mine 6/15/06
SD70-M-2 2698 Loading at Powhatan #6 mine 7/2/2007.
When coal was still King in the Ohio Valley. Murray Energy's Powhatan Pt., Ohio transloading facility in full production 1 train would leave and another would pull up 24/7 365. Taken 7/7/2007.
SD40-2 sub lettered for Strawberry Ridge clearance passes over Captina Creek in Powhatan Pt., Ohio. 1/2/2008
NS SD40-2 3333 in one of the many cuts on the Captina Secondary Track.
GP50 7072 leading train C22, a dedicated train of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel coils from Mingo Jct., Ohio to Allenport, PA 5/14/2005
NS GP50 7061 Sits at the semaphore signal protecting the diamond where the Wheeling & Lake Erie "River Line" crosses the NS "River Line" at Bellaire, Ohio 4/28/05
SD40-2 3330 on the OMAL running track in Powhatan Pt., Ohio on 2/2/2007
Power on the engine house tracks at Mingo Jct., Ohio on 5/7/07.
Helpers ahead of a huge Roadrailer heads West around Horseshoe Curve on 5/5/2007.
SD50 5400 headed coming into Powhatan Point, Ohio with empty unit coal train with Ohio River in the background. 5/24/08
SD70 2507 leads SD60 6564 approaching FORK on the Manor Branch in the spring of 2010.
Former Southern Highhood GP38-2 5101 & former Reading GP40-2 3001 working at Mingo Jct., Ohio on a below Zero night in 2022.
WAMX 802 an SW8 sitting in Mingo Jct., Ohio in May of 2021 at over 71 years old.
Fall colors are still plentiful on 11/04/05 at Powhatan Pt., Ohio as this MofW tie work train 91N drops 900 ties per mile on the River Line & Omal Running track. Also of note: This is the first B32-8 purchased by NS in OCT. 89.
NS C40-8W 8406 {CR 6209} heading to Powhatan, Ohio from Mingo on train C93 passing through Rayland, Ohio on 3/7/06.
GP50 7027 on 1/20/2006 at New Century mine in Belmont County.
SD40-2 3410 {CR6495} crossing Captina Creek at Powhatan, Ohio on 8/21/2006.
With the old N&W signals in the shadows of the background, a BNSF C40-8W leads a westbound NS hopper train out of Montgomery Tunnel Shawsville, Virginia 11/12/05
SD40-2 3334 {CR 6364} passes through on of the many cuts on the Captina Secondary track just West of Powhatan Pt., Ohio on 12/10/2005.
SD40-2 3331 {CR6360} is passing the long dormant Oglebay Norton mine loadout along the Captina Secondary track near Powhatan, Ohio on 10/16/2005.
NS SD40-2 3263 leads train C22 seen here between CP Branch & CP Yellow Creek enroute from Mingo Jct., Ohio to Allenport, PA on 5/5/05. (my photo)
NS GP50 7086 makes the sharp turn onto the Captina Secondary at Powhatan Point on 2/16/06.
ES40DCs 7678 & 7676 are the Bailey helper units as they crest the summit on the Manor Branch this snowy day 2/10/2010.
Switchers at the JSW Mill at Mingo Jct., Ohio in 2023
NS GP38-2 5034 {built 3/72 as SOU 5034} is leading NS Geometry Train 904 on 10/08/2007 at Anniston, Alabama.
NS C40-9W 9689 is working as the helper on the rear of loaded coal train N31 is seen cresting the top of the grade on the Manor Branch on 6/10/2007.
NS C40-9W 9498 leads SD60I 6722 on train N21 loaded at the Bailey / Enlow Fork loadout on the Manor Branch with fresh spring colors all around on 4/22/2008.
NS SD40-2 3396 {built 10/78 as CR 6468}begins the 1 mile climb out of Armstrong Mills, OH with the empties destined for Powhatan #6 Mine. On 10/13/2008.
NS SD40-2 3330 {built 6/77 as CR 6359} is seen passing through a snow squall at Powhatan Point, Ohio on 2/2/2007.
GP38-3 5826 {built 8/80 as SOU GP50 7023} is seen 11/7/2009 having just brought the equipment to be used for filming of the movie Unstoppable into Mingo Jct. from Conway.
Two former Conrail SD60I's on the N24 running elephant style bring empties up through the snow on the Manor Branch 2/11/2010.
NS C40-9W 9020 & SD60 6622 lead train U86 at Garwood, WV about to enter tunnel on 4/28/2006.
A C40-9W & SD40-2 navigate one of the many tight curves & cuts on the Captina Secondary on 2/18/2010
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