En Route Cincinnati Jan 2, 1925 Friday. Because of the snow we got off early to have enough time to get slowly in the car to the depot. We are off at 6.30 and at 7.15 we are off for the train. It starts at 8.15, on a dark day with a little snow flying. The temperature is around freezing, but it is not cold. Passing Junction City I see the old familiar cut three miles south where I got our my coal for steel in 1889 or 1890. Along the Hamilton is the Geneva Black shale. Then soon follows the Mississippi down to south of the Jay King Cut terminal. In northern Tenn, we are in the Penn, and here for 50 miles all the sandstone are free set to the south or the direction of the train. It is not cross-hedged. We go through many cuts of the Penn, to within 2 hours of Chattanooga and over the hills are much folded. Arrive at C, at 6.20 and left at 6.35 P.M., all day it is dark and rains up to noon.