227 slowly rolls through Glenfield after outlawing a few miles to the east. A new crew from Conway taxied down to Emsworth to get the "lead sled" on the move again.
Ready for a crew change and a trip across the B line to the H line, 227 heads toward Manassas at track speed with stacks and baretables.
Westbound 227 is framed by a tree as it races through Glenfield.
Helpers 3364&3362 push on the rear of the 227 as it goes west through the ladder. Also visible in this photo are the Amtrak/Amtran/Greyhound Station at near center frame, and the Cathedral of Ble... (more)
Right on 25Z's tail, 227 is the fourth out of five trains to receive helpers this morning.
Westbound 227 rolls under the PRR signals at MP 252.
Westbound 227 passes the signals east of Greensburg at MP 318.
What a suprise! Normally powered by NS Dash 9's or SD70m-2's, today's NS 227 runs north through Shepherdstown, West Virginia, with a pair of Canadian National SD75I's.
Zack greets westbound 227 as it pops out of the tunnels on a late summer evening.
One of NS's 10 straight radiator SD70M's leads a westbound pig train on to the straight away at the east end of Seward on Track 2. The rare unit made for a nice surprise and the sun decided to com... (more)
Stack train NS 227 approaching MP196 from the east on the NS Chicago Line beneath clear skies after several days of storms and wet weather