A very rare appearance of a NS locomotive pulling a train along the A&WP is captured as it pulls the train slowly up to the town of Notasulga during this year's Summer Solstice.
Q612 enters Chester Yard as Frank Orona gives them a friendly wave.
The 5253 gets help from a BNSF Dash 9 and CSX AC6000 to pull 110 cars up the hill in Notasulga.
The UP sandwich consist of Q612 is about to enter Chester Yard with the skyline setting Regions building looming in the background.
After hitting an eighteen wheeler that got hung up on the crossing 5 hours ago, Q612 is getting ready to continue on. The train slowed down enough, that the tractor trailer was only push for 100 ... (more)
CSX train Q612 rolls through the signals at South Flomaton as it passes the connection to the PD sub with engine 8160 out front.
The Q612 comes barrelling through Bay Minnette, Alabama along the M&M Subdivision on a clear Saturday morning with CSXT 8160 leading the way.
Q612 has a restricting signal to enter Chester Yard.
a northbound on the West Point Route passes the signal at milepost 121.5 (distance from Atlanta)
Q612 is running at track speed while passing the A&WP depot.
By looking at this you may think this was shot in some mountainous setting - well, actually this is downtown Atlanta. Q612's power is about to head back toward its outbound train at Tilford yard.