On a work train sprucing up the line for an upcoming special, this ex-Southern veteran is a little shabby but very patriotic as it goes about its mundane duties
Red lights in the purple sky. The CPL's at Abingdon no longer stand; leaving this scene without the charm it withheld for nearly a century.
Westbound autoracks passing a vegetable patch. The old Ys are long gone but the cinders they threw out over fifty years ago still provide fertile soil for delicious beans, corn, tomatoes and all ... (more)
"Long Black Train" of coal loads comes east from Indiana on a mild February morning.
Work trains do the humble job of keeping the line in good working order and that involves some interesting operations.
Westbound double stacker roars thru a great little town passing the historic 1857 Section Foreman House built in a classic style that lasted until N&W quit building houses. I have a copy of the e... (more)
Eastbound train running westbound on the Bristol line roars past the 1857 Section Foreman's house, a B&B at the time, now for sale. Let's hope we don't lose this fine example of "N&W architecture... (more)
Several N&W Color Position Light signals stand proud along NS's Pulaski District even as their replacements slowly take over. The signals at Abingdon still guard the west end of town for modern di... (more)
The eastbound hot-shot intermodal pusher comes by the new, covered signals that will replace the distinctive CPLs that have served for over a half century.
The local is in the siding by the old section foreman's house switching Light Milling. Unfortunately Light seems to be another customer who has left.
Eastbound through pastoral Washington County on a summer evening.
Having crested the Wyndale grade, the E.B. Intermodal begins to get back up to track speed.
An intermodal bound for Norfolk highballs through the small town of Abingdon and past the venerable N&W CPL signals.
With a number of train-watchers looking on from the pedestrian bridge, the westbound intermodal heads on toward Bristol.
Late afternoon sees the intermodal gliding through town under the pedestrian bridge and past the ex-N&W Passenger Station and Freight Depot
