Extra 7187 West is a Fayette Power Plant empty coal train. We are stopped east of Decatur to avoid blocking any crossing. While waiting we hear that Extra 6774 East broke in two climbing the hill into Decatur.

We have left the train east of town and taken the power to the west end of the siding while Extra 6774 East pulls the first third of its train into town. Fortunately the knuckle broke an the west end of a car, so while we go down and pull the last two thirds of the train up the hill, the crew on the eastbound loaded train set out the bad order car. In the picture below, we are backing through the siding while the Extra 6774 East is pulling its train slowly down the main. That is downtown Decatur in the background. The town was named for naval hero Stephen Decatur.

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