Once upon a time in North Dakota . . . J52 pulls up to the control point at Drake and pauses to have a conversation with another local working the yard about how to make their moves.

The power off 83A has been recrewed at Bluefield as the J52 and the power is caught drifting downgrade through Ennis on the way to Farm to assist yet another eastbound tonnage train.

Westbound 2608 is about 100 feet shy of entering Welch tunnel as it leads lite helpers back to Farm to assist yet another eastbound coal drag up the mountain.

A three unit set of helpers led by SD70M 2608 rustles the leaves as they head back down Elkhorn Grade through the former home of the Peerless Coal & Coke Co. operations at Vivian, WV.