After being delayed for an hour north of Tate, the Whitestone job continues towards Jasper and beyond with its vintage EMD motors navigating over the winding north Georgia terrain.
Westbound mtys climb the 1.14 percent grade at Backbone, Virginia. The best scenery on the entire Alleghany Subdivision can be found within a 7.5 mile stretch from East Alleghany, to OX Cabin.
The ATW comes through the center of town past the depot that sits in between the ATW and CSX (formerly SAL mainline). The conductor prepares to flag a crossing ahead.
It's beginning to look a lot like Spring! CSX Q501 gets its turn to head down the New Castle District behind CSXT 565 and CSXT 87 with a shorter-than-normal cargo load. It's counterpart train, CSX... (more)