As I go north toward Boyce, VA, on Rt 17, I hear 68Z coming northbound past Front Royal. The DS told 68Z he would have to wait at Success, VA, because 228 had left Vardo Yard, and with both trains over 6000 feet, they could only meet at Success. What in the world was a 68Z?? NS 7539 sits short of Fairgrounds Road at Success with 125 RBOX cars, evidently going into storage somewhere else, November 8, 2009.
NS 9711 leads NS 228 southbound at Success to meet 68Z.
NS 228 is normally all containers for Norfolk and international shipment, but there was a large block of JB Hunt containers on the rear. With the recent JBH-NS contract signed, without NS 203 or 211 on Sunday, maybe 228 was the only train available for these containers ... or they represent a new source of international containers for Norfolk.
NS 9280 sits in the siding at Berryville, VA, to meet 68Z.
With CSX MOW forces rebuilding the Ridge Road crossing at Shenandoah Junction, WV, with concrete pads, CSX traffic was all or nothing. After most of the crews knocked off for the afternoon, CSX 388 leads Q217 westbound on track 1, the track that was being worked on.
On the heels of Q217 is (CS)X 4718, leading a whole lot of power to the Cumberland shops, all EMD, with Q416.
My photographs at Railpictures.net
DMIR 409 (trailing) NS ABBA ATSF SD45 ABBA Juice train on NS
CSX Xmas card NS ABA F9s NS ABB 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 Miss Shirley
B&O 3802 Trains unit CSX 651 w/ K651 CSX on B-line CSX 70ACe MARC rainbow NM1218
CR 80MAC SR 4501 SR 4501 Thomas UP SD90 on Sandpatch
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