A loaded coal train waits for a signal at Raleigh Street. Anyone know where these SCWX hoppers are headed?
H BRCKCK begins to ease down grade at Thiehoff, approximately thirty minutes out of Kansas City (on clear signals).
Handbrake backlit, SOU caboose X427 sits rusting in the storage track at Opelika, waiting for local funds to be restored.
A good lookin' 70M rolls through the power switch at the south end of Opelika.
U CATSVL brings what looks like an empty tie train south (east) on the St. Joe Sub.
SOO 4511 pulls forward past the MoW equipment before backing to the rest of the train. According to the engineer, the unit was built in 1974.
6252 shoves on the rear of a "Tommy Hill" coal train through the cut between Maxwell and Thiehoff. The black diamonds are bound for the AEC power plant at Thomas Hill, MO.
A southbound grain train makes an appearance in Elizabeth behind AC4400 #315.
The northbound road train departs Pacesetter Steel among grey skies and drizzle.
Today's 187, with 140 cars and just shy of 10,000 tons just got a clear at the P317.9 to indicate that the interlocking with the West Point Route is lined for their movement.
A48 Leaves a void in the siding next to 371, as they wait for their track warrant to move up the line to Gold Ridge
A41 rounds the bend at the 317 just having left the siding at Royal City.
UP 6605 leads coal by some wildflowers and downgrade to Topeka and eventually Colcreek, TX. Flat-out plains running is interrupted by a significant grade at Onaga, KS.
Q603 eases through the curve in downtown Bushnell, FL in front of a house with plenty of tall trees and Spanish Moss.
Two ex-Conrail SD60I's running elephant style wait in the dwindling sunlight to bring a mixed freight into the Columbus Yard from Macon.
