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Our catalog of appalachian tapes
All images on these pages are taken directly from Highball's tapes.
HIGHBALL THROUGH THE RATHOLE
Infamous in the days of steam for its long, tight tunnels and tight curves, the Rathole has been modernised and daylighted, but is still a great show. We covered the line from Oakdale TN to Danville KY, we really enjoyed the area, especially the huge rock cuts at Tateville, we even hiked through the big cut at Kings Mountain.
TWO HOURS HBRH $29.95
THE POKEY- Norfolk Southern's Pocohontas Division
Taped in the spring of 1997 when the new widecab GE's were out and about in force, both on the point and as helpers. This is coal country, and we caught lots of heavy coal drags twisting through the narrow valleys and bIasting up the grades and through the tunnels that make up this highly scenic route. NS still uses cabooses for back up moves on the mine runs, I was surprised to find them backing up for 15 or 20 miles. Imagine a new C40-9W on one end and a caboose on the other. Also caught a coal train at War Eagle being run around by half a dozen trains. A great show and another of my favorites.
TWO HOURS POKY $35.95
NORFOLK SOUTHERN ON LYNCHBURG'S TRESTLES
NS in and around Lynchburg, Virginia, on the famous trestles in 1992. Possum Creek, the massive James River, curved Beaver Creek, Campbell Avenue, Cotton Mill, the L&D and Harris Creek all make an appearance, together with all kinds of NS power. Our first experience of the South and Kudzu.
60 MINUTES NSLT $24.95
THE WEST END - CSX'S MOUNTAIN DIVISION
The old B&O West End between Grafton and Keyser, WV. They didn't run much traffic, but what there
was was working hard. We caught manifests R316 and R317 and coal trains on their knees on the steep
grades of Cheat River, Cranberry, 17 Mile and Newburgh, usually with helpers. Mostly older, 4 axle
power with some newer SD50's, few widecabs in evidence. Several varieties of CSX paint, plus Chessie,
Family Lines and Seaboard System.
1 hour 45 minutes TWEC $29.95
SAND PATCH WEEKEND
Still one of my favorite tapes and locations. Shot over the Memorial Day weekend of 1992, we caught trains at most of the famous locations, meets at the tunnel, a long valiant struggle up grade with the train finally stalling lots of different power from elderly B23's to new C40-BW's, GP4O's to SD50's. Lot's of different paint, from B&O blue to Chessie to Stealth and Bright Future. Sand Patch was everything we expected and more.
TWO HOURS SPWE $29.95
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