Under the distant moon, Q398 on the left passes three trains waiting to move east, all hooked up to compressed air, which allows crews not to have to walk their trains again.

A pan shot need not be of a train, an engine, or part of an engine!

Among the many pieces of hardware on the front of this unit is something resembling a shower head!

A crewman from the latest arrival hooks the train up to an air hose, thus maintaining air pressure throughout the train while it waits to move further east. In doing so the train joins not only t... (more)

Taking a spin with an (unseen) WM F7B!

The hopper feeds sand to the tower, which feeds the power, which sands the rails ... .

Two long units -- then beasts! -- await servicing at Conway, including a bicentennial unit, as part of a Precision National unit peeks out in between.

A lone Paducah-rebuilt GP7 sits near a massive coaling tower at Shire Oaks.

The picture goes back to 1984, but some of the objects in the picture go much further back in time!

Units wait in the helper pocket at Burnsville for their next assignment. Other two units were Chessie (C&O) SD40's 7732 and 7514.

A skull? In lieu of a crossing gate for this access road into the yard, or even a set of crossbucks, CSX has chosen a sterner warning for its employees arriving to work.

This work train, tied down for the weekend, ponders the coming changes at Hancock.

These levers, having served for decades, have only until September 17th before they are put to rest. In the far background is the track diagram/indicator board. Brad Morocco's take on the scene ... (more)

No confusion in this yard, where the switches are labeled!

For a shot of another switchstand with similar labeling, albeit not so close-up, see shot Railroad: CSX Transportation (CSXT)
Locomotive:
Location: Hancock, West Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: Unknown
Train ID: Unknown
Photo Date: July 28, 2007

A brand new Safetran signal awaits installation in Hancock, perhaps with the assistance of the maintenance truck in the background.