Empty coal gondolas were backed up for miles on Spruce Fork,Wv. Little demand for coal caused the railroad to store their cars all the way from Sharples to Sovereign. One or two days per week was all Boone Co. Coal Corp worked. An employee,Bill Dingess, told his mine boss one morning he wanted a leave of absence to work in Kanawha Co.; He said: "I will be back when I can work out a suit of clothes and a pint of liquor",lol ! Shelby !