Stopping by Powhatan Point this summer, I took the following shots of NS coal drag not moving anywhere (bummer!). I thought one or the other was going to move somewhere, but maybe it was lunch break or something as neither were moving (neither was the one up at the mine load out). I then started noticing the details of a mine run.


As I stood by the bridge over Captina Creek, I noticed how much coal had been dropped by the trains over time.


Looking at the tracks closer, it is obvious that a lot of coal has spilled from the hoppers over the years as drags crossed the bridge. Something to remember when building a model of a coal mine and its load outs.


Now, if I could only incorporate the smell of that coal in the morning summer heat.!