All kinds of neat power on this one, a pair of Family Lines 40-2s, a BQ23-7, and a stealth CSX unit. It had been five years since Chessie and Seaboard merged but CSX was still a very colorful rail... (more)
6086 works the connecting track between CSX and NS, near Collier Yard.
NW 8008 and NW 1642 with coal in tow approach the SCL overpass at the north end of Collier Yard in Petersburg, VA.
The northbound Carolinian kicks up snow as the southbound counterpart waits at the south end of Collier Yard. Because of the single track it is a good place to catch them meeting!
Amtrak Unit 138 is approaching a stop signal on the north side of Colliers yards and will wait for Unit 138 to pass so that it can switch over to the #2 track..
Southbound Carolinian prepares to stop in order to let the Northbound Carolinian pass at the north end of Collier Yard.
3 six axle units really lean into this curve with 8,000+ feet of train behind them. You can really see the superelevation, a left over from the ACL passenger days. An old timer once told me they h... (more)
CSXT K277 struggleing up the hill (sort of) with a pair of SD40-2s, GTW 5947 second out.
CSXT K65110 with a rarely seen trio of GEVOs, in order they are CSXT 5365, CSXT 5391, CSXT 5298
CSXT P079 creeps up to North Collier for a meet with P080 on this very draining day for the dispatcher who has enough on her plate for this day.
Vintage U30C #7262 leads an eclectic lashup northbound at Collier.
NS 821 heads west with NPBL switcher #2428, NS high-nose SD40 #1590 dead in tow and an almost never-ending string of coal cars.
A classic N&W caboose brings up the rear of a Norfolk-bound coal train.
