With 25N already waiting ahead, the crew of NS 22A sit and wait off the crossings for 236 to arrive in Piney Flats so they can get moving again.
It's going to be a long wait for traffic at State St. as NS 22A starts West onto the A line with over 7500 feet of containers.
Number boards are a little scruffy but this train is moving!
22A and 25N sit side by side in the Bristol Yard. It is rare to see two westbounds sitting next to each other in Bristol.
22A pulling upgrade through Bluff City with a long train preparing to take the siding at Piney Flats.
Aftrer a short delay for the conductor to walk the train to inspect an object they hit, which turned out to be just a toy on the tracks, NS 22A heads West into the sunset near Bluff City.
The sun decides to pop out during a snow shower as yesterday's 111 crew takes today's 22A West toward Knoxville.
22A has just left Bristol Yard with 5 units and a long train in tow.
The first of four Westbounds, NS 22A rolls through Emory past my son and fellow RP.net contributor Dustin who is headed back to the truck after taking his shot.
NS 22A heads West down the main at the 099 section of the Bristol Yard. 200 pound kegs of new spikes and sacks of rail clips lay in the foreground.
A quick crew-change and the westbound departs into Tennessee.
NS 22A enters the Bristol yard with containers from Norfolk bound for Louisville, KY
Waiting for the Bristol signal to clear.
Only about 10 miles behind 15T, NS 22A races West toward a meet with 16T at Piney Flats.
NS 22A works through turns heading West after a crew change at Bristol.
