The empty CMYX train has just rolled across bridge 2 and starts into the S-curve.
With the train emptied at the dock the empties return west past the large rock cut outside of Mapletown. Extremely large icicles line the rock cut from end to end and also feature a small waterfal... (more)
The sun has just came out from above the tree tops as the empty Cumberland mine train leans into the small curved bridge in Mapletown as it heads for the mine in Kirby.
The midnight shift crew heads back to the mine for another load of coal. The weekend crews are called Weekend Warriors due to the fact that they work 12 hours shifts and make 3 round trips from th... (more)
After about 4 hours the train has arrived back into Alicia with a fresh load of coal from the mine in Kirby and starts dumping the 38 car train. The train is loaded and unloaded by a belt pack rem... (more)
2 and a 1/2 hours after we left the mine we arrive back in Kirby for another load PA coal. Due to a recent discovery of Metallurgical coal this line might be seeing a increase in traffic in the ne... (more)