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 it was still a challenge to get one leading. The lighting conditions were ideal as this big drag throttled up the grade out of Unionville with the former Conrail 4108(CSXT 803) in the lead.
Coal and steel don't go bad. This album features long, slow, heavy freight trains; drag freights, slop freights, dead freights, etc. Trains with lots of power, and lots of different cargo slogging along behind.