As the dawn light start to show through the thick fog, and rain, Macon bound NS 362 (Sheffield,AL-Macon,GA) is straggling up the Howardsville grade on wet rails as the manifest is a quarter of a mile to the summit of the hill near Control-Point (CP) Long (MP-21.7H) on the NS Atlanta North-End just south of Apison, TN. NS 362 at one time use to terminate out of Chattanooga's Debutts Yard, but as humping operation was put on idle for a undetermined amount of time, this was one of many other road freight that had their route extended to a different terminus point. NS 362 now come to Debutts Yard only to pick up, and drop off blocks of cars before continuing it's journey to Macon, GA.
Railroading is a 24 hour a day business, that never sleep. From sunset to sunrise the railroad must run. These image are taken by some of the best rail photographer out their.
