Loaded down with tons of potash, Canadian engines climb into Roanoke with train B241 consisting of 149 cars and 4 locomotives. The other two engines are working hard on the rear.
Traveling south and nearing Steel Fab industries, a fast baretable train (I183-03) ducked under a concrete bridge while leaving Roanoke with a Heritage 2 locomotive in lead.
Cruising south over the 136# rail is CSX intermodal train I181 out of East Thomas in Birmingham, AL. The BNSF ID for this train is, Q-LACATG6. It originated out of Hobart Yard in Los Angeles, CA.... (more)
A friendly wave from the engineer as he brings a consist of Herzog cars through Roanoke. The rebuilt MAC that he is operating, pulls the 67 cars north towards the northend. These cars are going t... (more)