After receiving a track warrant to proceed off the NS Atlanta North-End (A-Line), and on to the Cohutta District (I-Line) all the way to South Bradley in Cleveland, TN, NS 727 (Cedar Springs,GA-Williamson,WV) is heading back to the Pokey for the Island Creek 25 Mine in Glen, WV.
Pace and pan shots of trains from on the ground or in the air. If you're not in the locomotive cab or on-board the train, it's the next best thing to being there.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.
