Covering nearly every inch of the rail but the rail head, grease has accumulated on about a 15 foot section of rail at the lubricator pumps. The grease is used to protect the wheel and rail from ... (more)
Tower Falls:
CSXT 3236 leads loaded coal train C210 eastbound through Balcony Falls in Glasgow, Virginia, along the CSX James River Subdivision, as the train passes an old coaling tower.
After meeting an empty coal train at Broughton, CSXT #916 leads a 115 car loaded coal train up the grade into Roanoke with no issues. Part of the credit for that goes to CSXT engine #982 pulling ... (more)