CSX Engine #2488 was built for Conrail with roster #6736 in December 1983 as a SD50 unit and was later rebuilt at a SD50-2. When acquired by CSX, the original number on this engines was 8657 whic... (more)
A CSX work train sits as the MOW crew works to load the equipment. The crew however would not get finished before a thunderstorm forces them to stop working for the night.
With the derail down and the crossing gates doing their thing, W071 slowly backs the train of empty CSX ballast hoppers into the Vulcan Materials plant as the lone ex-Conrail SD50 is the only powe... (more)