A mild late-winter morning finds eastbound rack train Q268 rolling through downtown Holton, Indiana, a small town located along the former B&O Cincinnati-St. Louis mainline.
The head end of westbound Q171 emerges from the shadow of Q172's tail end as the two stack trains meet on the grade separated portion of the CSX Garrett Sub.
At this point in their trip, all is going smooth for the crew aboard CSXT 4850. In just around 30 minutes, this will all change. A voltage overload set off the alarms inside the 4850, causing the ... (more)
With the Reading and Virginian heritage units providing the power, westbound empty oil cans highball through CP 320 in Wauseon, OH, shortly after meeting an eastbound coal drag.
An unpatched Santa Fe Dash-9 provides all the power for a short roadrailer, blasting through the plant at East Blakeslee on the former Wabash. The searchlights and station sign aren't Santa Fe, bu... (more)