At what used to be called "Straight Bridge", a heavy coal drag drifts downhill nearing Ivydell below South Kilsyth. The unit train has just seperated from it's helper a mile back.
At MP 221, a short and overpowered Q539 drifts down the grade along Big Creek to Ivydell and Lafollette.
Fill her up, full service, at 200 gallons per minute. Helper has just shoved N262 over the mountain and is fueling up just above South Kilsyth.
Throwing a halo of dry snow, Q141 comes out of the swag at North Kilsyth and trips the signals heading south on a windy morn.
CSX Chaska hillhelper has just let go from a southbound coal drag after traversing Duff Mountain. Crews do this on the fly, then await a clear signal before heading back north for another move.
The Spirit of the Clinchfield drifts downgrade at South Kilsyth after getting help over the mountain. From here it'll be all downhill to Ivydale and Big Creek Gap and Lafollette.
Sparkling clean CSX 5228 crawls up a swag near the end of Duff Mountain, with a helper on the end near Cotula. Odd that this move, primarily autoracks, needed the Chaska helper today.
C212 has just gotten the green to return to Chaska, after having shoved Q541 over the mountain.
CSX 651 eases a loaded coal train down Duff Mountain.
