After being made famous on the cover of the latest issue TRAINS magazine, NS 7661 leads this ECP trainset East, today running as a 76A.
Beautiful Bristol skies provide a nice final couple miles to the yard for this 236 crew and their long stack train.
After making most of its trip in the dark, then heavy fog, NS 236 climbs into Bristol under clear sunny skies.
NS 721 begins the uphill climb toward Bluff City as the engineer notches up to try to keep the long train of empties close to track speed.
NS 721 easily tops a small hill near the four milepost as they roll west at track speed.
NS 23G finally makes it into Bristol some 9 or 10 hours later than the usual time this train would run after engine problems and a wait for a relief crew delayed its run from Knoxville to Bristol.
NS 25N rolls west out of Bristol with some yellow and red of its own trailing.
A former Conrail SD60M leads the 25N west through Bristol after waiting for over an hour at the yard office for 720 and 16T to pass.
NS 25N makes an evening run toward Knoxville as they rolls west at track speed near the five milepost.
NS 22A rounds a bend near the three milepost on a warm Friday afternoon.
NS 22A rolling west with a standard cab leader near the six milepost.
Runnin' the way it oughtta be. NS 93T runs long hood forward on the way to pick up some more ties in Bluff City.
NS 22A slowly rolls through a 10 MPH slow order with a long train in tow.
Old no. 49, after 7 years out of service, is back on top at Steele Creek to the delight of rail fans of all ages.
Westbound is passing current "community" of camp cars for workers doing rail refurbishing on the Tennessee side.
