Under beautiful fall like skies and a comfortable 70 degrees, CSX E614 led by a fairly clean ES44AC rounds the curve just east of the ABS "3.2" signal at Lower Falls, east of St. Albans.
The 761 DPU has just assisted an extra south down the Blue Ridge loops and is crossing the North Fork Catawba and highway 221. Next stop is the siding at Sevier.
The late evening shadows begin to cover the scene at Copper Creek Viaduct as a northbound empty hopper train rumbles across the 180-foot high span which was originally constructed by the Carolina,... (more)