A quartet of SD40-2's brings a loaded coal train south through Kingsport Tennessee on the former Clinchfield RR. 8456 was former Union Pacific 3110. 8451 was former Chesapeake & Ohio 3082.
A coke train destined for CN's Kirk Yard heads west down the City Track at Pine Junction. A veteran CSX SD40-2 leads the way on this hot and sticky day.
I thought this was a mystery. At the end of the day the Santa train is usually pointed south. Then I remembered that on this date CRR 676 a mysterious 4-6-6-4 was hauling that train and the equi... (more)
With a nice looking set of similar power a southbound Electric Fuels unit train running on NS passes through the growing metropolis at the junction of US 23 and 58. I chased for hours.