Borrowed C&NW C44-9Ws (8601 + 8623) undergoing adhesion testing on NS's Starkey Hill in Roanoke. The barrells and hoses are for the "wet rail testing".
Norfolk Southern borrowed two C&NW C44-9Ws (8601 + 8623) for testing during November 1994. In addition to adhesion testing on Starkey Hill in Roanoke, the units also made an over the road trip fro... (more)
Mt. Shasta visible in the background.