A pair of BNSF Pumpkins and CSX SD40-3 powers Q259 through the Nichols Siding on the LCL.
After waiting for one to pass it north of here, Q259 finally makes its way south in the last rays of the afternoon light and traverses the s-curves at Cusseta with 64 empty auto racks most likely ... (more)
Q259-27 westbound at Cooks Mill, non locals say Cooks Mills but that is wrong according to the locals...last name Cook and one Mill long gone... with CSX 841 CSX 2292 and CSX 6496
Q259 was one of only 3 trains on the New Castle Sub in daylight on this day and is shown headed through the newly photographable area in Kent now that all the poles magically disappeared after a d... (more)
The view from Terminal St. has changed over the years - bikers and trees have supplanted the cement plant which used to operate here.
Only one train, but three different railroads are represented in this photo. The Union is in front, the through truss bridge and tunnel are NS, and Q259 is on CSX.
A train I had never photographed before, 259 is an as needed rack train operating between Connellsville and Louisville.
West Bound Q259 caught by derailment of U839 in Akron, OH. sits empty of a crew waiting for tracks to be reopened. Train is stopped East of the drager as to not fowl it.
