A loaded coal train crawl along as they fight gravity near Saw Mill Road. Crawford Hill is located on BNSF Butte Subdivision between Edgemont, SD, and Alliance, NE. East of Crawford the railroad has to climb 821 feet on average grade over 1.55% over the Pine Ridge escarpment. Here eastbound heavy trains get a push from a pair of Crawford Helpers for the 12 mile climb out of Crawford. Seems like to me there is only 1 crew running around shoving trains this day, but there is 2 sets of power. Here the helper crew shoves hard as they push on the DP unit on this coal train bound for KC. The train is about to make their way into the Breezy Point area.
