Second day in a row 37Q ran with a Conrail leader.
The late afternoon sun provides sweet light on this trio of ex Conrail motors crossing the Overall Creek trestle. Nice to see that C39-8 leading the to SD60 wide-cabs.
A trio of ex Conrail motors run NS train 37Q along the South Branch of the Shenandoah River near Front Royal, Virginia.
Leading cars are empty Coors tankers
Train has empty Coors beer tankers bound for Golden, CO
NS 37Q climbs uphill into the small hamlet of Bentonville, Va. on the Shenandoah line.
Waiting for crew to climb aboard and take train into Tennessee
Train 37Q approaches Hagerstown behind a Conrail lashup plus five B40-8 units headed for interchange with CSX, who has purchased them from NS
Fall color begins to show in the Potomac River Valley around Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Thanks JJ 4 HU!!
7 years since the split-up of Conrail, NS still has a large number of motors still painted up in the Conrail livery.
37Q makes his way westward through south central Pennsylvania as the trees begin to take on the hues of fall. See EXIF data for shot details.
Eastbound telephoto with train passing under signal bridge at east end of Rockville Bridge.
Passing site being graded for a new Walgreen store.
37Q curves south, led by a dying breed through some bucolic countryside.