"REBUILDS ON THE MOVE" A nearly spotless CSX GE locomotive waits in the siding at Standing Rock with loads of grain. CSXT #7411 was rebuilt from a AC4400CW engine. Here a second northbound (I182)... (more)
Thundering in the distance, intermodal train I125 crosses the DD and starts to enter Standing Rock. From my vantage point on a dirt road, the leading rebuilt locomotive is the first to blast thro... (more)
A relatively fresh CSX rebuild leads an empty coal train across the Potomac River at Harpers Ferry. In this scene three Potomac River bridges are visible.
An M415 being led by two CM44s, coming south off the Long Bridge.
An empty coal train heads west over the Magnolia cutoff. This train is coming from a coal plant in South Carolina.
A westbound autorack is seen rolling through game farm after a storm passed and the sky opened up.
Fresh rebuild CSX #7277 leads northbound empties for Wixom, MI across the trestle at Lake James in Marion, NC.
In a parade of trains (8 trains in 2 hours), two somewhat fresh rebuilds lead a CSX coal train. Interestingly, about half way back there were 3 mid-train DPU's then a large cut of (presumed empty... (more)
A CSX local passes the connecting track at the Plant City diamonds as it heads west to Uceta Yard in Tampa. Both engines are part of a program testing soybean oil-based fuel, which has reportedly ... (more)
The crossbucks start to flash, and the distinct sound of an air horn catches your attention as one of many trains approaches the crossing on HWY 278. In a matter of moments, a loaded coal train l... (more)
A double-barrel coal train grinds up Allegheny Mountain at Tuckahoe about to enter Allegheny Tunnel and crest over the top of the grade.
A double-barrel coal train slides East through Alderson leading an Eastbound parade out of Hinton.
Didn't I just leave you on the east coast? Having just moved to Kansas City from Atlanta, I thought it would be a while before I see a CSX unit. In the SpongeBob Voice...2 Days Later....... (more)
With 100 loads in tow CSX 7254 moves east along the Mountain Sub on its way to Baltimore Pier with export coal.
One of the newest rebuilds from CSX leaves the Tampa yard.