A Norfolk Southern coal train travels westbound east of Riverside, Virginia, on October 24, 1990.

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A southbound CSX freight on the old Clinchfield crosses Copper Creek Viaduct at Speers Ferry, Virginia, on October 26, 1990. Two EMD SD50s power the train, led by Seaboard System No. 8539.

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On May 12, 2014, an eastbound CSX coal train eases out of Natural Tunnel at Glenita, Virginia. This 850-foot long bore is 100 feet high inside and was naturally carved by Stock Creek through a huge limestone ridge over thousands of years. The railroad has only been borrowing it for the last 120+ years…

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Norfolk Southern train No. 38Q takes the siding at Washington (Glade Spring), Virginia, on May 13, 2014, passing some old Norfolk and Western CPL signals.

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With a coal truck passing in the background, Norfolk Southern C40-9W No. 9922 is about to cross a small wood trestle while loading a 105-car unit coal train at Alpha Natural Resources’ mine on NS’s former Interstate Stonega Branch at Wentz, Virginia, on May 12, 2014.

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