The roar of diesel locomotives interrupts a quiet winter morning in South Federal Hill, as Q398 rounds the curve at Race St, eastbound on the Locust Point Branch, nearing it's final destination of... (more)
A pair of former Conrail 80Mac's along with a GP40-2, SD40-2, and a CW40-8 lead manifest Q398 through the sprawling metropolis of Sandy Hook, Maryland.
The only SD80MAC in CSX Bright Future paint scheme leads the Q398 eastbound past two coal drags in Brunswick. A third coal drag is also visible to the upper right. Thanks CRB for the HU.
Under the distant moon, Q398 on the left passes three trains waiting to move east, all hooked up to compressed air, which allows crews not to have to walk their trains again.
Q398 calls the approach slow signal at Weverton as he nears the western entrance of the Brunswick yard. Not far behind him is Q411. Around the bend in the river is Harpers Ferry.