A true west coast special on CSX - five different paint schemes adorn the locomotives on 359!
The flowers have begun to bloom as Q359 prepares to head west.
A remarkable lashup heads west over the the Sandpatch grade.
An oddball pairing of an NS SD70M and an IC SD 40-2 team up on CSX Q359.
359 leaves Cumberland with a monster eight unit consist. Two SD50s shoving on the rear helped guarantee a safe passage to the summit at Sand Patch.
The 359 blasts through Garrett on a beautiful summer day.
Tourists stroll along the path next to the ROW as 359 chugs through Pittsburgh.
Q359, with an IC unit trailing, blasts by an old CPL in Confluence. The crew probably thought we were crazy as we chased it from Cumberland, meeting it at half a dozen spots.
Q35910 splits the B&O signals at Exchange St. in Akron with an old Conrail leader.
A parting shot of Q359 cresting the grade at Sand Patch.
I stood atop the SuperCavTM to get a bit of elevation at Mance.
More UP power on Sand Patch grade, passing privately-owned Chessie cabeese at Hyndman. No helpers on this train permitted an easy chase west.
Norfolk Southen power leads this CSX train west.
