Ten days earlier (May 21, 1989), I caught the Joe City Coal at Houck. Caboose 999817 brings up the rear of extra 5035 west. The train is rolling down a gentle 0.6 percent grade. Except for a short stretch of 0.5 percent near Joseph City, the route is down hill all the way from the mine to the power plant.

SW Coal

Crew swap at Chambers, AZ