The fog hold ran long - twenty-two seconds and the train waited

A pressed payroll jacket hangs six feet up a pine at mile-marker 22-did they make it in time? The fog hold ran long - twenty-two seconds and the train waited In this episode, we follow the discovery that launches an investigation: a buttoned uniform jacket with a name-tag found suspended above Ridgeback Trail, tied to a routine rail payroll run and an unexpected fog hold. The episode traces the puzzling clues around the Run Seven schedule, the missing jacket, and a driver’s private log that records a discrepancy - what did that extra twenty-two seconds mean? Person: Donna Hunt Event: Fog hold on Run Seven Date: May 9, 2019 Location: Mile-marker 22, Ridgeback Trail / Harlan Junction Topic: Two-point-three million dollar Class-B strongbox payroll transfer - Melissa Slater, a regular runner, found Donna Hunt’s pressed, buttoned jacket six feet above the trail with no disturbed leaves beneath it. - Run Seven carried a locked Class-B strongbox with $2.3 million in mining payroll on the Thursday night schedule that had been consistent for years. - Drivers planned for a ninety-second fog window to trigger a mandatory hold on the mile-marker 22 curve; Roy Senter’s notebook recorded the hold as 112 seconds and “felt off.” - Donna Hunt filed a routing-change memo three weeks before the transfer citing a maintenance window that Consolidated records show had been cancelled before her memo. - Special Agent Patricia Harris arrived to find a small mining community, an unusually placed piece of evidence, and a scene that looked “too clear” to be straightforward. To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com. © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved. This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: [email protected].