"Bring 'er on back Opie!" exclaimed the conductor of CSXT C212 to the engineer as they reverse to couple to a southbound N541. The Morley manned helper operation has shoved many coal trains over t... (more)

The Morley manned helper proceeds to shove a southbound loaded Bull Run Steam Plant coal train over Duff Mountain.

Fill 'er up please. The helper engine at Morley is fueled to the tune of 3,000 gallons in thirty minutes on this wintry, rainy day. The tank holds 5,000 gallons total and is usually topped off eve... (more)

Pulling a heavy freight over Duff Mountain and running high hood forward, a helper comes out of the sump at North Kilsyth in the Cumberland Mountains.

With not enough power for Q539 to make it over the hill, the crew has hooked up a long hood forward helper unit normally reserved for coal drags. Q699 and others await the fix.

Heading north to refuel from a tanker at Morley, helper engine C212 glides silently thru Hickory Creek tunnel.

Getting a fill-up in the old Morley Yard, the helper engine from Chaska is almost ready to depart. Morley tunnel is visible in the background to the north.

Having just cut off a coal drag while in motion behind the photographer, the helper motor immediately gets the green light to return north over Duff Mountain.

With bad wheelsets stored to the side, a crew enlists a hoist and the Chaska helper engine on an autorack flat.

Times are slow after a bevy of coal traffic the first half of the day, helper engine 377 is quiet for a spell and the crew has gone home. The next unit train won't require a shove as it has newer ... (more)

Warranty expiration 11/1/01 and still doing heavy shoving work on the coal grades. From the looks of the stains, one of the crew must be a tobacco chewer.

Hill helper returns light after shoving a grain train over Duff Mountain. Fall is about gone on the hills above Hogcamp Branch.

As the conductor kicks off the brake on the helper engine at Chaska, a southbound loaded coal drag can be heard rumbling north around Morley. Within minutes the crew will be shoving south over D... (more)

With a loaded coal drag heading south, the helper engine idles away on the number two track with a bad order coal hopper on the house track.

With storm clouds brewing on the golden colored hills behind, the Chaska hill helper refuels at South Kilsyth. The crew just finished shoving a coal drag over the grade and will await a hirail bef... (more)