With the end of the loaded coal car supported fully, a welder begins cutting away the defective rail below as work continues into the night to get the branch line back open.
'Clean up, Aisle 6!'
Having made it no more than 3 miles onto the Sealston Branch this afternoon, loaded coal train T161 put 9 cars on the ground. Here we are just 8 hours after the derailment ... (more)
With a long, heavy manifest in tow, a pair of CSX's finest haul the ~175 car train south through the Fredericskburg interlocking as an approach is displayed for the northbound Auto Train on 3 main... (more)
Rolling south in the beautiful evening light, the Auto Train has a friendly crew, giving a wave to my friend and I as they pass the Brooke VRE Station.