Rare SB coal in daylight with a CR C39-8 trailing a "Pumpkin" and a "Catfish." The autocarrier in the distance is on Route 70, some 3000 ft. away (over 1/2 a mile).
NS203 with a colorful mix of power leaves Vardo Yard southbound for the NS Hline.
37Q gets ready to pull Vardo Yard at about sunset with a nice consist. Canon EOS 10D w/ 300mm F/4L IS lens. 1/320 sec. @ F/5.6. ISO 200.
The D795 crosses Oak Hill Ave. on the tail of B702.
Very nice consist heading south on 35Q. This train is idling in Vardo Yard, preparing for a crew change. It departed five hours later.
11R with a UP trailing and some autoracks (unusual for him), heads south ahead of I28.
On the tail of 11R, I28 heads south.
203 trances south with no widecabs!
37Q, earlier than normal, backs his train across the south crossover from the main into the yard. The second unit was an NREX.
VERY nice leader on 35Q.
With eight cars in tow, B702's two man crew takes a short break while cars cross Poffenberger Rd. "Black Rock" is visible on the mountain in the distance.
A third SB, 37Q, heads south with a not so bad all NS consist.
The 203 heads by Hager with a pretty steep grade visible. This consist was all standard cab GE with a D9-40C, C39-8, D8-32B, and a BNSF B40-8.
A row of classic Hagerstown homes basks in the evening sunlight as 203 heads towards Vardo Yard to make a crew change.
