The ice pickers are giving it a rest, as another MOW worker shovels the snow and broken bits of ice from around the Sodem crossovers in a miserable, heavy, wet snow. Despite clearing the crossovers, they still would not throw. More MOW personnel head in (on the right) to give a helping hand. 20 minutes after their arrival, all was clear and the back log of trains coming out of Connellsville finally let loose.
