Out in the country in Eastern Ohio, in the hills and there it is, the coal mine I have been looking for.
Norfolk Southern Railroad has a rail head out here in country of Ohio. It comes from the Ohio River and ends here to pick up the coal from two coal mines (one clings to the hill side on right).




Ex-Conrail SD-40-2, NS#3331 waits for the hoppers to fill up. This is the front end of the long line of cars. I got there in time to see the last two cars filled.








NS #3377, still in its Conrail paint is attached to the end of the long train. As I stood to take its photo, I heard it rev up and slowly push cars "forward" under the loader.










Then the operator in the cab (look to the right of the sign) loads the coal into the car. There is a chute that fits right down over the car.










The last photo shows the mine sitting on that steep Ohio hillside.