Illinoisan. After meeting eastbound counterpart train 223, westbound intermodal 224 throttles up at New Baden, IL, with the Virginian heritage unit out front.
Virginian 1069 leads NS 224 through the scenic country area of Parkers Lake on the 2nd District of the CNO&TP. NS 224 would get to spend the next 5 hours at Burnside await a fresh Louisville bound... (more)