ROCKSPRING DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED AT EAST LYNN WV AND IS SERVED BY THE N&W RAILWAY FROM KENOVA, WV. NO SIDETRACKS WERE PROVIDED AND THERE WAS A SIXTEEN HOUR TURN AROUND FOR A UNIT TRAIN TO ARRIVE LOAD AND RETURN TO THE YARD. MANAGEMENT OF ROCKSPRING UPGRADED THEIR RAIL SYSTEM TO ALLOW THE USE OF TWO UNIT TRAINS OF 100 CARS EACH TO BE ON MINE PROPERTY AT THE SAME TIME. AS ONE TRAIN IS LOADING ANOTHER CAN BE DISPATCHED TO THE MINE. PICTURE ABOVE SHOWS ONE LOADED TRAIN READY TO LEAVE AND AN EMPTY UNIT TRAIN ARRIVING. PICTURE BELOW SHOWS BOTH UNIT TRAINS LOADED AND READY TO LEAVE . RANDY MCMILLION STATED THAT THEY HAD LOADED FOUR ,100 CAR, UNIT TRAINS IN TWENTY FOUR HOURS AFTER THE IMPROVEMENTS.
