With an increasingly rare matched set of locomotives still in the older CSX YN2 or "Bright Future" paint scheme on the point, a very short version of manifest freight Q539 rolls southbou... (more)

With three on the headend and two on the rear, 7200 ft. Q539 emerges from tunnel 9 on Crooked Hill attempting their best steam engine impression.

Q539 climbs Crooked Hill as the helpers from East Bernstadt shove on the rear, seen through the portal of tunnel #9.

A SB Georgia Power loaded coal train is down to a crawl as it does battle with the former L&N's Crooked Hill north of London, KY.

CSX 7824, NS 9869 & HLCX 6315 struggle hard near the summit of Crooked Hill with 112 cars of mixed freight. Trailing HLCX 6315 is listed as ex-CP 5522, an SD40.

Southbound stack train Q143 tops Crooked Hill unassisted and blows by the hill helpers near North Bourne on the CC Sub. Good to see a pair of SD40-2's earning their keep amist the unending parade... (more)

These two chip wood cars jumped the track on the East Bernstadt Industrial Siding.

Southbound completes the climb of Crooked Hill, passes idling helpers awaiting next assignment

The London Switcher rolls up to a stop at the Crooked Hill Helper Station after working the woodchip plant just to the north.

Do Hobo's still ride the rails. You decide. The Crooked Hill Helper crew spotted this guys foot on the way up the hill and the Laurel County cops are waiting. A foot chase followed a few second... (more)

The Crooked Hill Helpers are off of the siding and onto the CC Sub. main line preparing to head down the hill.