After crossing over Nickajack Cove during the late evening hours CSX Q210-17 (Cayce,SC-Louisville,KY) slowly make its way northbound on the CSX Chattanooga Sub. Unfortunately this train had to come to a stop after the 436th axles trip the J-130.4 Dragging Detector (DD), which mean the very last wheel on the last car of the train 2 miles behind was dragging something. So with the train at a safe stop, the dispatcher had CSX Q210-15 (Cayce,SC-Louisville,KY) which was not too far behind pull up behind the Q210-17, and the conductor of the Q210-15 would have to walk up on the rear of this train to inspect the problem, a move that is often not seen.
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.
