Lots and lots and lots of trains today.

Ed Fury · November 10, 2011, 08:12:36 PM

After wasting a few afternoons recently on the NS Louisville District and not seeing anything move today was the opposite. Before I could even get up, get dressed, and get out, I had heard 4 trains go by. I figured that would be all that came through in daylight and for once I was wrong.

Here's a few I caught today and I have been hearing train after train all evening since the sun has gone down. There had to have been a derail or broken rail or something to back up the traffic this bad.

#1 - Westbound Intermodal
#2 - Westbound Autorack

Ed Fury · November 10, 2011, 08:14:00 PM

#3 - Empty gondola train
#4 - Autorack, NS 711 was the 3rd unit back.

Ed Fury · November 10, 2011, 08:15:22 PM

Bonus - Pope Lick Trestle from Tuesday afternoon. Right before and after the train was golden sunlight. During the train crossing the trestle clouds..

butch · November 10, 2011, 10:55:21 PM

Nice days work

Ed Fury · November 11, 2011, 09:09:15 PM

Quote from: butch on November 10, 2011, 10:55:21 PM
Nice days work

Thanks. The trains were doing all the real work though. I was just sitting in a car waiting.

Matt L · November 13, 2011, 07:20:10 PM

Quote from: Ed Fury on November 11, 2011, 09:09:15 PMI was just sitting in a car waiting.

That's a good way to spend the day, IMO.

Ed Fury · November 13, 2011, 09:12:11 PM

I'll just dump some more photos from Saturday in this thread.

Westbound autorack with a SD60 leading
Westbound mixed freight with an ex-conrail 6251

These are about MP 285 on the LS. In a field across from the four seasons apartments at six mile lane.

Ed Fury · November 13, 2011, 09:14:09 PM

UP unit leading a rail train as the light fades fast and the clouds move in.
Almost too dark and it's not even 5 o'clock yet. Eastbound rack train.