CSX Action Grafton, WV & 17 Mile Grade 1991

Took a side trip to Grafton WV on one of my Sand Patch trips. Grafton is on what they call the "West End" and is the source of all of the coal trains that come into Cumberland. This day was not very busy but I did catch some action. Of note is the shot of the CSX man manually writing down the car numbers of the incoming coal train. I guess it is done by computer now. The last scene is of a west bound merchandise freight climbing up the east slope of 17 mile grade.