The View From "JD Tower". While the JD Tower building itself is a modern edifice at the Chesapeake and Ohio Historical Society in Clifton Forge, VA, former C&O EMD SD40 7534 (CSX 4617, CSX ... (more)
Out of the Gates:
CSXT 7255 leads loaded coal train CSX B407 eastbound out of Clifton Forge, Virginia, through Iron Gate, Virginia, at the beginning of the CSX James River Subdivision.
With a fresh crew on board, C209 pulls East at Clifton Forge to spot the Mid-train DPs on the fuel pad before departing Eastbound as the sun lights up the valley shortly after sunrise.