The Pokey, Norfolk Southern’s Pocahontas Division
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This is coal country, and you’ll see lots of heavy coal drags twisting through the narrow valleys and blasting up the grades and through the tunnels that make up this famous and highly scenic route.
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| Producer | Highball Productions |
|---|---|
| Run Time | 2 hours |
| Narration | Yes |
| Shrink Wrap | Yes, Brand New |
| Technical Details | No Region Code, NTSC |
This is coal country, and you’ll see lots of heavy coal drags twisting through the narrow valleys and blasting up the grades and through the tunnels that make up this famous and highly scenic route. Taped in the spring of 1997 when the new wide cab GEs were out and about in force, both on the point and as helpers. NS still used cabooses for back up moves on the mine runs, – some trains back up for 15 or 20 miles. Imagine a new C40-9W on one end and a caboose on the other! We’ll also see a coal train at War Eagle being run around by half a dozen trains.
22chase22 –
Highball did a fine job of documenting the Pokey on this program. It was shot in 1996 when the first of the once ubiquitous D9-40CWs were showing up. Another note of interest here is the video shows when NS was testing SP AC4400s on the Elkhorn pushers. There’s a great variety of motive power here from GE C39-8s to EMD GP38-2s, which to me makes it that much more enjoyable. Also shown is a shifter pulling loads out of the now inactive Keystone Preparation Plant. Auville Yard in Iaeger is also shown during it’s heyday. The footage of the yard is historic now as the yard closed not long ago. I’d give anything if the busy days seen here would come back but I think it’s all over. Aside from a few mispronunciations from the narrator, this program is near perfect in my opinion. 5/5
Chase Freeman
Videographer-Green Frog Productions
Lloyd –
Eastern coal railroading is much different from the Powder River operations. In the Pocahontas region, many trains have to be backed into mines, and therefore cabooses are used so a person can relay to the engine crew as to what to do. Helper units are also needed to assist. Steep grades and tight curves add to the excitement of the experience. This video show the great action that the Norfolk Southern had to experience in some very rough terrane.