November 20
NS 4100 leads 11Z southbound at Shenandoah Junction.
CSX 5327 leads Q370 eastbound at Shen.
Amtrak 182 leads a si car P030 eastbound (holiday travel?).
NS 1164 leads 13R southbound at the Junction.
NS7687 is the DPU on 13R.
CSX 3425 leads Q331 westbound at Shen.
CSX 49 leads E792 westbound at Shen.
NS 1061 sits in the siding at the Junction with 16T, waiting to meet 228 and 203.
NS 9520 leads 228 southbound at the Junction.
NS 1027 leads 203 southbound at the H22.
CSX 981 leads Q369 westbound through Shen.
CSX 851 leads Q217 westbound through Shen.
November 13
CSX 3195 leads Q135 westbound at Shen.
NS 3657 leads 211 southbound at the Junction..
Amtral 129 leads P030 eastbound at Shen.
CSX 581 leads Q217 westbound at Shen.
CSX 529 leads Q369 westbound from track 2 to track 1 at Shen.
Not sure if this is the same deer as a couple days ago crossing the tracks near a line-up of critters parked for the weekend.
CSX 724 leads Q216 eastbound at Shen. Q216 stalled on the hill to Hobbs when the DPU (3402) shut down due to low engine oil pressure. Local D774 had to cut off his cars and come east to shove Q216 up the hill, then return west.
NS 4072 leads 203 southbound at the H22.
NS 8175 leads 228 southbound at the H22.
November 10
At dawn, a tamper is putting the finishing touches on the new bridge at the Junction. The bridge was in place about 04030, just weld the three pieces together and lay the track. It is a single track bridge with walkways on each side.
CSX 3031 leads Q135 westbound at Shen.
CSX 988 leads X217-08 westbound at Shen. Normally, Q217 is the current date, but this is two days old and only 182 axles with a one unit wonder.
NS 9704 leads 211 southbound at the Junction at 10 mph as the first train over the new bridge.
A small deer crosses the tracks at Ridge Road in front of Q216.
CSX 993 leads Q216 eastbound from track 1 to track 2 at Shen.
NS 1820 leads 15T southbound at the Junction.
Amtrak 23 leads P030 eastbound at Shen.
DOTX 221 trails the power on P030.
After two trains have passed (211 and 214), the ballast regulator does a couple final passes to smooth the ballast. Comment heard on the radio " it hasn't looked this good in 30 years.'"
CSX 866 leads Q349 westbound at Shen.
NS 8072 leads 202 northbound at Luther Jones Road.
NS 8166 leads 11Z southbound at the H22.
CSX 3311 leads E789 westbound at Shen.
NS 3609 leads 13R southbound at the H22.
NS 7513 is the DPU on 13R.
NS 4222 leads 740 southbound at the H22.
NS 1801 is the rear DPU on 740.
NS 3605 leads 203 southbound at the H22.
My photographs at Railpictures.net
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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