Back to back ethanol trains, both with rare leaders, graced the old Western & Atlantic RR. It felt like railfanning 20 years ago, when CSX trains were often powered by a crayon box of variety.
A few years ago, this wouldn't have garnered as much attention as it did....but a morning eastbound run of the FRA train with a CP motor to boot across the FGAR? Now that's something.
After dropping its train on receiving track 12, the power of NS 177 (Chicago,IL-Chattanooga,TN) is now making the shove into the west thoroughfare to the fuel rack lead. A rare “snowbird” is m... (more)