The crew of the Frisco Local brings the empty 73A Eastman coal train westbound under the signal bridge at Watkins.

NS T74 rolls eastbound through this rural scene at Glenita, passing by a make-shift apple tree market.

NS T74 brings coal loads toward the Frisco yard with the CSX Copper Creek Viaduct looming overhead

NS 3221 and 3222 roll a short eastbound T74 Frisco local through Duffield.

NS T74 works eastbound through Speers Ferry with consecutively numbered SD40-2s leading a short train. The trees are still slowly beginning to turn with only spotty color change so far.

NS's Frisco-Big Stone Gap turn has just shoved in the clear on #8 track at Frisco Yard before tying up for the day with a clean ex-Conrail unit on the point.

NS's Frisco Local drops downgrade through Gate City with former N&W SD40-2 6137 leading.

NS Frisco Local T74 gets a run for the hill at Speers Ferry with a SD40-2/GP38AC combo leading 20 misc. coal loads. The CSX's Kingsport Subdivision can be seen in the background (Copper Creek Viad... (more)

With MofW and train crews exchanging waves, NS westbound Andover turn T74 works through the siding at Boone with an eastbound rail train holding the mainline.

NS T74 blows some smoke as ex Conrail now NS 5443 works Hard upgrade pulling 30 coal loads past some MoW equipment

NS local T74 with 30 coal loads passes through Duffield, VA

NS's Frisco-Andover turn gets underway out of the siding at Watkins with two SD40-2s leading a healthy size train.

NS local T74 cuts through the late day shadows at Yuma as it rolls eastbound toward Frisco with a cut of about 30 coal loads behind two SD40-2s.

Log loads from Gilbert/NS's Duffield facility make up the bulk of today's T74 Frisco local as it crosses Big Moccasin Creek and Highway 23 at Weber City behind a single SD40-2.

Springtime in the mountains....longer days, everything turning green and everything under the sun blooming. Throw in with that a couple of clean EMDs and a 70 degree evening and you have a great t... (more)