Westbound grain empties snake into the yard at Bluefield on a gorgeous summer evening. NS SD60E 6925 leads Southern Pacific 266, one of only a few SP AC44s not patched by Union Pacific.

A newish rebuild (SD60E) draws duty at Ashtabula.

What I did on my Summer vacation, redux: This SD60E seems to have sunk into the muck on the sectional rail. NS' Ashtabula Materials Docks handle coal, taconite, sand and aggregate. Quite a facil... (more)