THE POKEY: ELKHORN GRADE Ohio and the Minnesota Central Railroad

and the Minnesota Central Railroad

passenger cars

New owners and management bring major changes to the worldﾒs largest commuter railroad while equipment from the 1950ﾒs and 60ﾒs continues to serve

Some of the camera placements include roof mount on the lead and rear engines

N&W steam freights from the collection of Warren W

THE POKEY: ELKHORN GRADE Ohio and the Minnesota Central RailroadTHE POKEY ELKHORN GRADE IN STOCK AND SHIPPING. Norfolk Southern's Pocahontas District recently had clearances raised for double stacks as part of the Heartland Project. Elkhorn grade between Bluefield and Iaeger is the steepest part of the Pokey, giving even NS's latest SD70ACe's a workout with heavy coal trains as they wind through the valleys and through the small towns of West Virginia. This is helper country, with two to three units pushing heavy