Maybe someday I'll get all nostalgic about these 4000s as I did with F units but for now I find this one interesting because it's escorting the westbound "Brick".
A southbound merchandise passes an AC waiting to provide a push over rugged Duff Mountain.
The Chaska pusher has just topped out and will soon cut off this southbound coal train on a beautiful crisp fall day.
After meeting its EB counterpart at the long siding this high class semilocal is accelerating away toward Bristol, the next point where it switches. Interestingly there is a large woodchuck "... (more)
Taking the very scenic route to Summerail we caught the entire northbound trip of this coal train. Here units originally bought by SCL are doing yeoman work as helpers. Great to hear that this l... (more)
Lowest number on the roster leads long string of covered hoppers on the former C&O.
Power on the daily freight arriving in town from the west.
A beauty deserves a portrait in their best outfit and IMHO it didn't get no better than this one.
The daily eastbound is struggling up to the road crossing in what appears to be the mullein capital of the world. (You may have to look it up, I had to.) That's a big bird.
The eastbound train is waiting for the westbound to appear in what to me is a quintessential western scene.
An eastbound train returning to town.
Derelict but largely intact these two old dinosaurs caused a quick u turn when spotted them where we certainly didn’t’t expect them.
Though not a rousing success these three-engined beasts did have a certain pleasing look particularly in the six axle version.
Coming off the former Big Four onto the westbound former B&O main, this double stack is a pleasant late afternoon surprise.
Running southbound on CSX's former C&O line, this hopper train will take the connection to the former B&O main and head west. The impending thunderstorm will hold off a few for minutes.
