Norfolk Southern Through the Coalfields
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
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Come along with Green Frog videographer Chase Freeman as he takes us deep into the hollers of coal country to explore Norfolk Southern's busy lines in Southern West Virginia, Southwestern Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky.
This series has everything the Pocahontas Division has to offer - from double stack trains and time freights on the Pokey Main, to coal trains easing along on the numerous branch-lines. You'll see trains on the Pokey Main, the Dry Fork Branch, the Lenore Branch, the Buchanan Branch, the Levisa Branch, and the Dixiana Branch. You'll see many heritage units and Operation Lifesaver painted units as well.
See Coal trains struggling through mountain grades with Dynamic audio, Spectacular Scenic Views, Helper action, and Much more!
Don’t miss this action packed video tour of Norfolk Southern's Fantastic Rail Action Through Coal Country with unique & descriptive narration from Rail-Fan Stirling Callahan who brings the Rail action Alive! Approx. 109 Minutes
My favorite spots are rural areas in WV/KY/VA/TN/NC/GA and PA. It's something about those mountains that I enjoy with the trains combined, groovy job!
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Another fine program that I'm proud to have taken part in. Chase has done so well with his video work over the last few years.
Thank you, Stirling. That really means a lot coming from you! Thank you for pushing me and all the advice you’ve given me over the years.
@@Pocaconductor22 Anytime man! Proud of you
Awesome!!!! Heading to horseshoe curve in a couple of weeks! Can’t wait!
Been twice, no trains.
@@geoffreylee5199 What?
@@geoffreylee5199 has to be cap, the pittsburgh line has AT LEAST 60 trains a day
Once Again Good Narration Stirling
Once again you nailed it have a great day
Next paycheck I’ll be getting this dvd. Nice scenes of that area in particular. My dad used to drive coal trucks from mines to plants and tipples in the 1980s and 1990s used to talk about Island Creek and Coal Mountain where he has family, said Island Creek Coal Company was so big in that part of the state that after other coal companies closed their company stores, Island Creek rebranded theirs as a region grocery chain. Also has stories of weaving through Williamson with a tri axle dump truck crossing into Kentucky and carrying coal back over the border into WV to take it to the plant, of course trying to avoid law enforcement because they always were overloaded and none of them ever logged mileage, use to work 20+ hours getting paid per load.
Also I was working in Bluefield (the Virginia side) through 2020, I seem to recall the PC and NKP units being there for a long time working as helpers and powering local trains don’t know if they were in some type of captive service but I would see them nightly bringing in coal trains and some aggregate from the quarry there.
Great video
Very Nice!
Thanks for the visit, glad you enjoyed the clip!
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Why so much sky in each shot? I wanna see the train, not the clouds!
The US rail industry has done their very best to discourage passenger rail service for the more lucrative freight service. With our over crowded highways, it is short sighted to rely only on cars and buses for our future inter-urban transportation. While we here in the US think of the immediate return on our investment, the Europeans look to the future. If you want to see real modern passenger rail systems, search UA-cam for the rail systems they have in Europe.
Think how many trucks are taken off the road by a single freight train, one railcar usually holds more than a single truck.
@@tennvalleyrailproductions8140 And just think of how many cars and buses could also be taken off the roads benefiting our environment?
@@tennvalleyrailproductions8140 Most Europeans have cars, but they also have a modern rail system for the convenience of long distance travel. Rail freight service is great, it takes a lot of the truck traffic off our over crowded roads. Rail travel in the US would be even greater if there were more inter urban rail service to more cities, not just the major cities.