The Masters OCS passes through Glade Spring, VA on its alternate route to the 2010 event and the FEC special.
Westbound train in the afternoon. Hey, guys, is that sun angle low enough! 7:40 PM
The 2010 NS Masters OCS Special works its way past the classic N&W CPLs still standing at the west end of the siding at Glade Spring. Check out the heat distortion as the engineer throttles up out... (more)
Picking up speed alongside Hillman Highway
Coming off the shoo-fly through the center of town.
The V40 out of Bristol, switches cars on the old Saltville Branch Wye for Keene Trucking at the railcar to truck unload facility in Glade Spring, VA
The Bristol local V40, does a roll by inspection of the 22A as it passes through Glade Spring.
The 37Q coasts down the slight grade in Glade Spring, to meet the 38Q and the V40, then on to Bristol for a crew change.
After a two hour wait in Glade Spring on the V40 to switch cars in Abingdon and Glade Spring, The 25N gets underway towards Bristol heading into the sunset. (note the conductor sheilding the sun f... (more)
Picking up speed after the meet with 16T
NS ES40DC 7663 performs pusher duties on the 100 car unit coal train 76A through Glade Spring
Waiting for clearance to enter wye to spot cars.
NS 22A rolls down the long straighaway through the rolling hills less than a mile from the Glade Spring siding where a 38Q waits for 22A's arrival.
