Just after 4 am EST and the silence in Old Fort, NC is broken by another load of coal for Plant Marshall near Hickory, NC. The full moon was a nice touch on this cool summer morning.
An EMD ACe is in charge at milepost 482 on the Chicago Line.
An SD70ACe leads an empty oil can train west on the NS Chicago Line with the colors of autumn in full vigor
Brand new NS EMD SD70ACe #1081 (less than a month old) leads loaded coal train 800 as it approaches Sevier Yard in Knoxville, TN.