The long consist of M648 containing 614 axles, crosses the short steel bridge at Broughton with two units up front and a mid DPU.
Climbing into Roanoke, CSX train C040 is loaded with 100 cars of coal and equipped with 3 GE units for power.
A southbound is approaching, so this work train takes the siding as a storm clears at Broughton. I guess those hoppers are carrying gold, since that's where the rainbow ends.
Headed north with a train of containers and empty cars, I028 is lead by the "Spirit of Nashville" CSX engine.
A BNSF Heritage 2 unit rolls through Broughton with over 8,000 feet of containers.
With a clear signal at Broughton, I840 heads towards Dickert and then on to Wadley. There it will take the siding for a southbound coal train.
A total of 58 cars head north behind 3 CSX units during the last minutes of daylight.
The Lineville Subdivision is a heavy haul line with 136lb RE Rail installed for a strong road for trains to travel on. Maintenance is needed to provided a reliable and efficient surface that keep... (more)
One locomotive on the point and mid power bring containers through Broughton. These intermodal containers are a great way to ship product. They are versatile, being able to be switched from ship ... (more)
Stacks of containers travel over the Lineville Subdivision as the sun begins to set. The dust from the train speeding south catches the golden rays surrounding the locomotives and its 144 cars.
Autoracks follow the lead of a standard cab Dash 8 through the sharp curve a Broughton. This unit was built in 1990 and still has its original paint.
Normally containing Tropicana Juice cars in its consist, todays northbound Q142 races a setting sun with only 41 cars carrying containers.
A northbound intermodal train rolls through Broughton with a leading locomotive that was built in 2007.
To help keep things moving efficiently, a locomotive is assisting through radio signal on the rear of this heavy coal train. Locomotives used as DPU's like this one, are commonly used in railroad... (more)
Containers from East Thomas Yard roll through Broughton on 68 cars. This train is bound for the busy intermodal facility in Fairburn,GA.
