With an original blue-gray 7588 unit three back, a faded Dash 8 backs the second cut of mtys up toward the coal loadout on Straight Creek.

Knocking down the signal, coal drag U466 leaves Lake City, formerly known as Coal Creek. I've yet to get used to the paint on these MACs.

With the rear coal hoppers still coming out of the Cumberland Mountains at Big Creek Gap, the front power passes the old Lafollette station, now used for track and MOW crews.

Having just crossed over the sandstone abutments of Hickory Creek bridge, coal drag U466 heads south thru the Cumberland Mountains on a stinging cold day.

CSX minerun U466 crosses Straight Creek just a few hundred yards from the Kopper Glo loadout, where it'll take over six hours to load a unit train destined for Georgia Power. The train has travele... (more)