Again, we find ourselves deep in the hollows of Bell County, Kentucky along The Straight Creek Branch. Seen here is the Vall Loadout which is a part of Straight Creek Mining. As the story goes lik... (more)

The now abandoned Hamilton loader on The CSX Straight Creek Branch as of 2022. As seen here, the loader is the only thing that still stands without the belt line that once connected the facility. ... (more)

Arriving at the Hamilton Complex up on Straight Creek, T228 will spend the next four hours inching under the loading chute before a return trip to Corbin.

A lite snow is falling as EMD music from a Clover mine run fills the valley.