KV&O RS11 431

KV&O RS11 431 switching out bad orders.

Railfanning January 14, 2018

Did a little railfanning in the Black Mountain yard today on the KV&O. Caught C862 coming in with a string of L&N hoppers. Once in the yard KV&O RS11 431 cut off came around got the cab off and set it over to the cab track and went in for sand and fuel. This train will be picked up by and L&N crew.

 

   

KV&O RS11 431 running back through the yard to pick up the can to set it off in the cab track. 

With the cab set off  431 heads to the to the service track for fuel and sand. 

12-15-16 8:35am Another day of railfanning the KV&O

When we first arrived to our surprise was an L&N geep setting on the ready tracks coupled to KV&O RS11 431. These were assigned to one of the daily ore trains D&D Mining & Steel plant. The set pulled out of the ready tracks but took a while getting onto their train. Once they got back we saw why. They had gotten the 3rd unit. A recently purchased slug unit from Helix Rail Grinding Systems (HRGX) Still wearing HRGX colors too.

Old pictures of the KV&O

Going through some old pictures of the KV&O I ran across a few old B&W pictures of the steam service area. These pictures were taken in 1953 when Diesel first come to the KV&O. One of 10 RS11 can be seen in the steam service area getting sand. The big articulated shown is one of many 2-8-8-2 purchased from the AT&SF. They keep the same numbers from the AT&SF just re-lettered for the KV&O. According to what is written on the picture. 1791 is getting coal, sand and, water to take a 90 car loaded coal train to Martin, KY.Going through some old pictures of the KV&O I ran across a few old B&W pictures of the steam service area. These pictures were taken in 1953 when Diesel first come to the KV&O. One of 10 RS11 can be seen in the steam service area getting sand. The big articulated shown is one of many 2-8-8-2 purchased from the AT&SF. They keep the same numbers from the AT&SF just re-lettered for the KV&O. According to what is written on the picture. 1791 is getting coal, sand and, water to take a 90 car loaded coal train to Martin, KY.



Proto 1000 RS11 431 painted in early KV&O colors. This type of locomotive is used mostly for mine runs because of the small radius tracks in some of the hollows in Easter Kentucky.