September 18
Amtrak 3 leads P030 eastbound at Shen.
NS 4119 leads 227 northbound past the H22.
CSX 3082 leads Q135 westbound at Shen.
CSX 830 is the DPU on Q135.
CSX 5200 leads Q416 westbound at Shen.
NS 4171 leads 203 southbound at the H22.
Amtrak 193 leads P029 westbound aat Shen.
After P029 crossed over to track 1, CSX 759 came east with Q138.
CSX 5400 is the DPU on Q138.
CSX 5319 leads Q217 westbound on track 1 after getting passed by P029.
September 15
NS 7686 leads 211 southbound at the H22.
CSX 3084 leads Q135 westbound at Shen.
CSX 3152 lis the DPU on Q135..
CSX 3002 leads U925 westbound at Shen.
CSX 3408 is the DPU on U925.
Amtrak 144 leads a three hour late P030 eastbound at Shen.
NS 9449 leads 11Z southbound at the H22.
NS 4309 leads 203 southbound.
NS 3629 leads 201 southbound as the skies darken to the northwest.
Amtrak 77 leads P029 westbound at Shen.
September 10
NS 7608 leads 211 southbound at the H22. Forcast was for sunny skies, but 211 is about to run into a large cloud shadow.
NS 4092 leads 777? northbound past the H22.
NS 4349 leads 227 northbound past the H22.
NS 8184 leads 12Z northbound.
CSX 813 is the DPU on Q135.
Amtrak 150 meets the westbound Q135 at Shen.
CSX 3282 leads N742 eastbound ithrough Shen.
CSX 3282 leads N742 eastbound at Shen.
NS 1806 leads 201 southbound at the H22. The rear is all merchandise, but he seems to be going at trailer train speed.
NS 8153 leads 203 southbound.
CSX 3037 leads E750 westbound at Shen.
CSX 5391 leads Q217 westbound. The BB DS remarked that he had never seen BC send so many trains west at this hour, just before the commuters. Not sure why all the morning trains were so late.
CSX 5235 leads Q371 westbound at Shen.
CSX 998 leads E783, a double coal train with the units in the middle used as DPUs.
September 2
Amtrak 77 leads P030 eastbound at Shen.
CSX 3219 leads Q136 eastbound at Shen in a rare daylight move.
CSX 3134 leads N792 eastbound through Shen.
CSX doesn't use mid-train DPUs on coal, so this must be a second coal train coupled to N792.
CSX 936 leads Q216-31 eastbound through Shen. There is another Q216 just east of Brunswick, probably 216-30.
CSX 936 leads Q216 eastbound at Shen.
CSX 3387 is the DPU on Q216. Normally Q216 has a mid-train DPU, but today's' train is only 160 axles.
The first NS train didn't come south until almost 3 PM, when NS 8115 led a container-less 201T (crew designation) south at the H22.
NS 4294 leads 11Z southbound in what will become a parade of southbounds.
The apples are beginning to turn red, but only on the side facing the sun. The other side is still green.
NS 1203 leads 203 southbound at the H22.
NS 4427 leads 921 empty rail train southbound.
NS 4468 leads 228 southbound, with containers on the rear..
NS 4322 leads 12Z northbound after waiting for all the southbounds. It is only going to Shepherdstown, where it will meet 13R.
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NW 611
DMIR 409 (trailing) Miss Shirley ATSF SD45 ABBA Juice train on NS
CSX Xmas card NS ABA F9s NS ABBA F9s GM50
Thomas w/o face SD60 smoking GM70 Demo NW 611
CSX Transportation NW 1218 PRR 1223 and 7002 SR 4501
SR 4501 Thomas WMSR 734 WMSR 734
NS bug spraying RF&P 123 Orange Blossom Special RF&P 145
CSX on NS B-line GTW 90 & 31 Ford CSX 686 w/ juice RF&P 133 on Amtrak
C&O 614 Dash 9 fire SR FP7s WMSR 734 NS ABB F92
B&O 3802 Trains unit CSX 651 w/ K651 CSX on B-line CSX 70ACe MARC rainbow NW 1218
CR 80MAC SR 4501 SR 4501 Thomas UP SD90 on Sandpatch
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