Pokey Autumn
October 26-28, 2012
(click on each image to see a larger version -- approximately 1440X900)
We heard an OCS was headed to Richlands so we decided to give chase. We got ahead of him at Oakvale but the train was being paced by security so we stayed well off the right-of-way. 11:32am |
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The OCS from atop Cedar Bluff 1:50pm |
After a lot of roaming we found our way to the spot where the Gilbert Branch meets the Pokey Mainline. The rain had stopped but a heavy overcast greeted these two Westbounds. Across the tracks, on the access road next to the Tug River was the spot of my "accident." But that is another story... 5:00pm, Wharncliffe, WV |
I tried for a broadside shot a bit farther on as he crossed the bridge onto the old Virginian Railway. Narrows, VA |
ISO 800 really wasn't enough for my last shot of the day -- the returning OCS flying under the old coaling tower at Vickers, VA 6:33pm |
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