Two DPUs to a westbound empty coal train meet a loaded eastbound near Edgemont, SD, on August 10, 2006.

Three helpers push a loaded eastbound coal train up to the top of Crawford Hill near Belmont, NE, on August 11, 2006.

NC&StL 710 leads the Copperhill Special over the Hiwassee loop near Farner, TN, on December 2, 2006.

This bridge was built in 1898 to loop over itself at the Hiwassee Loop near Farner, TN.  Photo taken on December 2, 2006.

A comparison showing the wear and dates of the tracks.  The one in the foreground is from the re-railing track (a small set of tracks inside the outer tracks to keep trains on the rails over bridges) and the background track is the main line.  Photo taken near Farner, TN, on December 2, 2006.