Circus train with lights off and under slow order for work crew ahead snakes off siding after meeting 22A.
Circus train waits on the siding as westbound 22A goes by.
No fancy paint scheme leads, just good old B&W on the westbound departing on the siding track.
Waiting for further duties after 42 years of service. Rear unit is a SD40-2
Long Circus Train eastbound past ex-NW depot, caboose and station.
One of the two locals working out of the Bristol yards switching cars at concrete plant.
The eastbound local waits patiently for the pending arrival of WB 25N whose Tennessee crew can be seen at far right. Empty coal hopper train (split) is at left.
Delivering cement and liquid asphalt on a brilliant winter day.
Booming through the E&H campus. Will meet 22A at Glade Spring
Getting underway with a long string of empties returning to the mine.
Passing the "saved by the bell" ex-N&W Depot. New owners asking for donations for purchase and restoration costs. Go to: www.ruralretreatdepot.org
Bikers doing the "Dragon" up to Deel's Gap run parallel to the tourist train in the Gorge.
Looking might sharp for a 37 year old. In background is rear of 38Q on track 2 and on the main is 819, WB empty coal hoppers.
Abingdon's town-owned caboose has its holiday lighting attached. (Two off-camera flashes used, tripped by Cowboy Studio radio units, to supplement town lighting.)
Getting underway while 22A waits on the adjacent track.