After letting the Pittsburg dodger (long-distance local in KCS parlance) slip into the passing track, the engineer aboard the lead ACe of a PRB coal train is restarting his train.
The grade out of Opelika may be imperceptible to the naked eye but, believe me, it's tough. Four old geeps and a newer GP40 on train 208 are proving that to the doubters. The driver of that Econ... (more)
Today's 45 - the westbound long-range local - is a big one, so three units have been assigned, including 2656, a GP30 that following a wreck was rebuilt to GP30 mechanical standards, but with a sp... (more)
After a painfully slow trip down the decrepit former Southern/CofG from Lafayette, the Pine Belt Southern crew waits for the go-ahead from CSX to run a couple miles down their former WofA main int... (more)