During an unusual meeting between 2 stack trains in the very short siding at Abingdon, NS 23G battles snow showers East toward Roanoke.
Booming through the E&H campus. Will meet 22A at Glade Spring
Eastbound NS stack train 23G stopped on the mainline at Crockett, VA awaiting a westbound's arrival.
The tail end pusher of the eastbound moves through the yards past a parked local on an adjacent track.
After meeting NS 22A at Crockett, NS 23G continues east toward Roanoke.
Operating at track speed, NS 23G blasts through Rural Retreat on the Pulaski District.
Eastbound passing the historic in-use, by local organizations, Freight and Passenger Depots and display caboose of the N&W.
The first 23G with a DPU (Head-end is in the photo.)
With the engines roaring to keep up the pace on the steady grade, 23G completes the climb from Pulaski to Dublin.
Two GE motors lead 23G eastbound towards Atkins, a small town nestled between mountain ridges of western Virginia.
Intermodal train 23G stretches out in the valley east of Rural Retreat, splitting the signals at "Duncan." The cattle grazing on the farm near the tracks don't even spare the train a gaze as they ... (more)
Two GEVO's struggle hard to keep NS 23G rolling uphill into Dublin VA through the beautiful Newbern fields.
A much needed pusher on a very long train.
Cough, Cough...The lead motor on NS 23G belches out some black smoke as it cruises through Abingdon with an ICE SD40-2 trailing.
