Casting a blinding glare, the early morning sun burns off a heavy frost in the Tug Fork valley as loaded coal hoppers off the Buchanan Branch await power.
Coal is king on the Pokey. A loaded coal train is ready to go east while plenty of empties are in the siding to replace the loaded ones leaving.
A closeup study of a leased SD40-2 freshly painted with a bevy of horns on top. The MOW train is preparing a backup as a track worker checks out the Tug Fork in the distance.
Worktrain 97J and caboose on the Pokey main. The clam bucket is used for everything from cut brush to ties to cleaning out the ditches along the ROW.
Backing up to clear the main, 97J and a friendly brakeman prepares to cross the defect detector on the way to Glen Alum. Common to find a caboose on the Pokey most any day.
Work train picking up ties and trees has just cleared Ought-One on Main 1 and will head to Glen Alum after traffic gets by. It is obvious that Main 1 is used for grain trains heading east.
