NS Westbound Freight Train 173 at Irondale, Al. ( NS'S Norris Yard )
Westbound train 173 passing thru Princeton Jct
A catfish leads 173 through the blooming Bradford Pear trees at Cramerton, NC, 15 miles west of Charlotte on the former SOU main line. A hard freeze claimed the blooms two nights later.
Old meets new as the aging covered hopper, complete with the Wabash flag, sets idle as a Catfish leads 173 past E. Gastonia, 20 west of Charlotte on the former SOU main. The car had a BLT date of... (more)