I wasn't expecting to see this old friend pop out around the curve today. I knew a few of the remaining SD80MACs on CSXT were showing up occasionally in freight service in and out of Selkirk but... (more)
At one time the SD80MAC was NS's only form of AC traction power. Acquired second hand from Conrail in 1999, NS would not see "new" AC power until 2008. Since then NS has over 100 ES44ACs and 75 SD... (more)
Northbound with two Macs , with a extra NS 633 , station on left and Post office on right.
Not the way to start a rainy day! Night shift has left day shift a problem. Not much will move until 806 gets lifted out of the pit.
After servicing at Cresson, the MACS had West to SO!
CSX SD80MACS 809 and 805 still in their Conrail Blue lead Q543 out of Louisville by Brooks on its way south towards Nashville.
EMDX 6041, CSX 806, CSX 52
A Pair of 80MACs, now assigned to export coal service, hustle an empty Baltimore export coal train west back to Shire Oaks Yard as the eventual destination.
A pair of SD80 Macs receive some TLC at the Cresson engine facility prior to returning to the coals fields of the South Fork Secondary.
Local C90 is enroute to Cresson to deliver salt cars to RJ Corman. Here Big Mac 7207 brings up the back of the train as it rolls east through Lilly on number 1.
Loaded Bow, NH coal train works upgrade at Port Crane
Normally a coal train that is hauling only lumber cars. A large tree branch is wedged on the plow and it is blowing snow around.
SD80MACs haul coal south on the South Fork Secondary.
A pair of 80Mac's were swiped from the South Fork pool to haul Huff powerplant empty's towards the MGA.
