Ten years ago I thought nothing of seeing four or five 4 axle -7's on CSX piggyback trains. Now the great -7 fleet has been relegated mostly to local and MOW jobs, which is where the 5850 finds it... (more)
A light mist is in the air on Christmas Eve as 2206 and mate 6468 idle away in CSX's Sandyvale Yard waiting for a crew to arrive on Saturday morning for the trip south to Rockwood.
Over ten years after the Conrail split there is (thankfully) only one blue unit left in the Johnstown-Altoona helper pool. This fine specimen, patches, chipped paint and all, was built as Conrail ... (more)