NS 204 races up the hill from the South Fork river with a tunnel of snow flakes zooming at 50 mph in trail. This location is 12 miles west of Charlotte on the former SOU main line.
And on the way home from the previous derailment, we got to take in the cleanup of the last pile-up, 9 miles east of the Lincolnton derailment, at Iron Station (25 miles NE of Charlotte).
A west bound empty hopper train derailed at 0500 hrs. 2/1/04 at Lincolnton, NC on the Charlotte Sub. 15 cars counted on the ground. This is on the former SAL line that connects to the former Cli... (more)
This is: A) Howard Dean's version of the MX missile. B) The monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey. C) Office car for the author of the "Cold Shops" policy. D) a 21st Century caboose. Ans. D... (more)