Thank You train Gods! Finally a standard cab leader!
Southbound 11R speeds up past a clear signal at Shepherdstown.
Atlanta bound 203 gets ready to enter the great state of West Virginia.
After I sank knee deep into the mud and a smallmouth bass was nibbling on my leg, 11 R heads south. The waters of the Potomac were actually warm for late May.
How often do you catch a D&RGW painted motor powering a hotshot intermodal, especially in West Virginia? Consist is NS/CR 8436, WLE 5413, and NS 6571
What a suprise! Normally powered by NS Dash 9's or SD70m-2's, today's NS 227 runs north through Shepherdstown, West Virginia, with a pair of Canadian National SD75I's.
Another load for the power plant at Homer City, Pennsylvania, I believe.
A GE Dash 9 and two EMD's haul 16T northbound over the trestle at Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
A local youth on his bike beats the train at the German Street crossing in Historic Shepherdstown
Nortbound 16T passes over a river of snow. In the distance a pick-up truck and two port-a-johns float
Atlanta bound 203 passes the historic Shepherdstown depot.
Atlanta bound 203, runs the s-curve south of Shepherdstown, WV.
Yup! Its NS 16T.
Boy, does this bunny sniffer add color to a monochromatic landscape.
After removal of the GP60's and B32-8's from intermodal service, a spartan cab SD70 is the next best thing for a leader on any NS train.
