The sun has set behind the mountain for the day as a mine shifter heads down to Hull to cross over from track 2 to track 1 before backing to Auville Yard.
The sun is still working its way over the mountain as an empty eastbound hopper train heads east through the Hull interlocking where the signals will soon be replaced.
Plenty of power for the 18M today. No pushers will be needed today.
A new ES44AC leads 51T through Iaeger as a gang of motorcycle's roll through town.
NS 3293,6130 and a C-boat rest near the coal tower at Iaeger.
All is quiet in Ieager WV at the Auville Yard tonite.
A pusher crew swaps out in the Auville yard under the old coaling tower.
Seven engines return coal cars back to the coalfields for a refill while other empties sit in a center siding collecting snow.
At first the seven engines with coal cars fooled me. I had never seen that much power on an empty coal drag. I soon heard that it was 185. It had picked up the coal cars to return them to Williams... (more)
Huddled together like cattle in the cold, several engines are grouped together under the old coaling tower during 15 degree temps.
MTY's headed back to the coalfields pass thru Iaeger.
Pushers are gathered under the old coaling tower at Iaeger.
A slower coal train sits in the hole waiting on a faster time freight to pass. The classic signals are soon history as their replacements lay trackside waiting to be installed.
A pair of SD70's of a different kind.
