Veteran conductor extraordinaire Dale Long throws the derail prior to U24 pulling out from Eckman Yard. The new, shiny AC power was just delivered and will soon join the other horseheads on the Po... (more)
New GE ES44AC units are arriving to the Pokey. Note the black number boards and right side front door. I like the black boards!
With 3 brand new ES44AC on the point, U24 patiently waits to leave Eckman Yard for Auville Yard with coal loads while a helper set consisting of two older ES44AC heads west on main 2 to get an eas... (more)
Framed by the NW signal tower that is surely destined for replacement, minerun U24 idles away before heading to the loadout for a long evening.
Contemplating work, a crew prepares to bring mtys down to the prep plant at Hull.
Westbound coal drag and mine shifter U24 passes the high rock bluffs at remote Alnwick along the Tug Fork river. For brave souls, this area abounds in natural beauty and coal drag after coal drag.
Pushers on the rear of U24 dig in as they cross the Tug Fork River and slip into Roderfield Tunnel on the Pokey mainline.
U24 departs Auville Yard with tonnage out of the Ben Creek Mine. A three unit set of helpers throttle up on the rear as they pass through downtown Iaeger, WV.
