Norfolk Southern local V19 shoves a cut of hoppers into the transloading spur at Bristol, TN.

Norfolk Southern local V19 rests at Bristol Yard after spending the afternoon switching cars on the Bristol industrial spur.

Local V19 shoves back across Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. as they enter back into the yard at Bristol after working industries on the Bristol industrial spur.

NS local V19 heads back to Bristol after dropping off a flatcar at the metal plant at Wallace.

Bristol local V19 pulls forward past the Bristol Depot as they prepare their train to reverse to the metal plant at Wallace.

Having left its cab on the main, the local is pulling empties from an industrial site. The caboose will be needed for the backing return to the Bristol yards.

During a steady downpour, NS local train V19 runs along Scott Street in Downtown Bristol to do some switching at a local concrete plant. The SD40-2 is running in the LHF position due to their bein... (more)

Track maintenance equipment sits on the team track while power for the local rests on the cross town lead. In background containers in well cars of 22A are on the main.

One of the two Bristol locals observing Sunday, a day of rest.

The local, on the siding, is off to service a nearby industry while 22A waits, tied down, for incoming eastbounds.

Under clear February skies, the local goes about switching chores in the middle of the yards.

The local continues to get to use interesting power from the past.

A rare Full House. All tracks in the yards have a train or idle power on them. Not visible is 27V on the main.

The local power is backing to make up its train in front of intermodal cars parked on the far track. These are probably the cars of NS 23G not involved in yesterdays derailment at Wytheville that ... (more)

Resting in the afternoon sunshine this pair of recently acquired old reliables, with quick-fix NS identities, will soon go on to be painted as have many previous SD40-2s.