First shot of the year has been a long time coming. A mundane double stacker charging westbound toward a crew change in Bristol. But maybe the drought is broken, so I’ll take it.
Catching a break in the snow squalls, the Conrail heritage unit leads intermodal 22A across the Middle Fork of the Holston River into Marion, kicking up some loose powder along the way.
NS 22A rounds the bend into Atkins on the NS Pulaski District heading into the low evening sun.
NS 7606 leads intermodal 22A into the late evening sun as fall colors begin to show in the hills of the Pulaski District
Westbound intermodal train sprints by the old passenger depot, which may have its original purpose again in a few years.
Norfolk Southern's Lehigh Valley unit leads 22A across the Pope Lick Creek trestle on a sunny January day.
approx. 4:25 PM Westbound
Westbound, approx. 11:55AM/Canon EOS Rebel Digital