Getting 60 carloads of rock on the move from a stand still takes some power. While throttling up out of the siding, CSXT #949 imitates a steam locomotive. A long plume of smoke blows out of the e... (more)
The rain has been non-stop all day in the Mid-Atlantic region, causing flooding, poor road visibility, and my shoes to become soaked. Meanwhile in Ashland, a southbound CSX manifest trundles past ... (more)
Empty hoopers move swiftly taking up 5,958 feet of mainline with CSX power doubled up front and a single unit on the rear (CSX #3147). CSX Transportation engine #949 was the last built with whit... (more)
A pair of new 'sister' ES44AC 900's; the '949' &'948' lug out a heavy Q-426-11 freight from the East End of Selkirk Yard for CP-SK and on to the Boston Line.