NS 708 slowly departs Appalachia with another unit train of coal destined to hungry southeastern power plants. The track to the right of 708 is the ex-L&N Cumberland Valley main line; two L&N-Sout... (more)
Heritage Thursdays One of my favorite heritage units leads 708 southbound toward Plant Wansley on the C-Line
With leased power leading, the NS 708 heads east down the Western Branch out of Downtown, with the CSX Columbus Sub running parallel off to the left.
With leased power leading the NS 708, it nears the end of its westbound trip across the Ohio Central, after a short wait at CP 138, it will be back on NS tracks.
NS 708, the Wheeling and Lake Erie coke train, goes into Campbell Yard with an engine on the rear-a nice GP35 Kodachrome unit.
NS 708, the Wheeling and Lake Erie coke train, heads across the diamonds with CSX's Valley line where RD Tower once stood. A three train meet would take place here (believe it or not) with 708 he... (more)
NS 708, the Wheeling and Lake Erie coke train, goes into Campbell Yard with an engine on the rear-a nice GP35 Kodachrome unit. CSX's Clark Avenue Yard and the defunct tower stand in the background... (more)
The trailing engine on Wheeling Coke Train 708 passes by MP 191.
With the "Indy" connection lined and locked the W&LE coke train has crossed from CSX to NS as she continues her "bitter cold" journey to the steel mills in the Cleveland Flats.
Fifteen minutes behind the earlier CSX eastbound, NS 708 rolls downgrade through the Dan'l Boone Community of Gate City as a local resident/farmer heads to his barn to start the day's work.
NS 7505 leads a sister GEVO unit and a EMD SD70M across the Copper Creek trestle at Clinchport, the CSX trestle stands overhead.
NS 708 drifts eastbound around the sweeping curve at Glenita as the late evening sun illuminates three of the newer NS locomotives on the fleet.
708 moving into Sweetwater on an approach signal.
In the background, the end of the train is just coming into view on the Tennessee River bridge at MP159.