A former Conrail SD60M leads the 25N west through Bristol after waiting for over an hour at the yard office for 720 and 16T to pass.
NS 25N sits tied down just short of State Street on the siding as the 22A sits back at the yard office also tied down due to maintenance work further west.
The crew of 25N has just a few hundred feet to go, as they pass the rarely used engine tracks in the Bristol Yard, and their work for the day will be completed having safely brought the 25N from R... (more)
V19 eases it's way down Scott Street with a few hoppers from a customer on the VSW branch.
A look at a GP38-2 that was rebuilt in October of 2005 from NS GP38AC 4127. It is currently assigned the duty of pulling a research train.
NS 25N rolls into Bristol with a pair of C40-9Ws leading the way on a sunny afternoon. Just around the corner from me was fellow RP.net contributor Dustin Grizzle, Railroad: Norfolk SouthernLocomotive: GE C40-9W (Dash 9-40CW)Location: Bristol, Virginia, USALocomotive #: NS 9642Train ID: NS 25NPhoto Date: March 17, 2011
The DPUs on 770 work hard to get the train rolling after a crew change took place at the head end.
NS V19 has stopped short of Scott Street as it waits for traffic to clear up before they can pull into the yard off of the VSW line.
NS 25N tops the hill at the four milepost with two 8900 series Dash 9 units heading west for grain service.
NS 721 begins the uphill climb toward Bluff City as the engineer notches up to try to keep the long train of empties close to track speed.
The power from V19 takes some time off while the rear end of 236 rolls by on the main line.
25N rolling west along Vance Tank Rd. with a former Conrail leader.
NS 25N, with a CN SD50F trailing, waits for NS 236 to arrive in Bristol.
25N meeting 16T at Bristol Yard.
The end of NS 770 rounds a curve near the 404 milepost as it heads into rural territory east of Bristol.
