Good friend and engineer Jesse Smith runs his final train through Kenova. Upon arriving at russell yard will mark the end of his 38 year career in the high iron.
An eastbound unit grain train crosses into West Virginia from Kentucky across the Big Sandy River. A fresh rebuilt EMD SD40-2 No. 4088 is leading the Virginia-bound grain train.
After working the New Yard on the opposite side of town, local J11 brings their covered hoppers back up the "north side" and await permission from the CSX "FG" Dispatcher to cr... (more)