The tipple at Somerset is filled with coal as a UP hopper prepares to be pulled under the tipple to be loaded. The coal is brought down to the loadout using a series of conveyor belts.
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Positioned underneath the the loadout, the train is about to start pulling west under the loadout. The engineer will set a "cruise-control" type function on the lead AC that will keep the speed steady at 1.5 MPH while loading.
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Approaching the end of its journey, UP 6222 is moving along at 10 MPH on the approach to the loadout at Somerset. The train runs along Highway 133 on the way into Somerset.
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