The lead unit died and the trailing SD60 is pulling the entire train.
NS 3351 couples to NS 6777. The crews BS.
Three NS units, with a phase 2b SD70M in lead, haul a Herzog ballast train over the summit. Two helpers brought up the rear.
The train comes to a stop at Cresson to let off the helpers.
NS 590 stops at CP-MO.
Empty hoppers lead by an SD60 head west through CP-MO.
Wind turbine generators are being erected along the mountain nearby. They are being unloaded in the MW yard at Cresson. Here one sits over the weekend.
The train is pulling out of the siding with the helpers pushing hard.
There is a slight incline coming out of the enginehouse territory.
I thought this shot was timed pretty well.
Kicking up lots of snow.
The SD70M-2 leader leads the train into CP-MO and kicks up plenty of snow.
The helpers trail in a perpetual snow cloud.
This train has crested the grade and is now coasting through Cresson.
Two helper sets and one lone SD40-2 are at the Cresson enginehouse.
The NS F units are making their first main line test run this evening.. The move passes through the signal bridge at Rt 53.
This pair of GP38-2 rebuilds is along for the ride to provide dynamic braking to simulate a train.
Helpers on a westbound pass the helpers on a stopped westbound.
538 is eastbound with two blue SD60I's.
538 has a four-banger of helpers on the rear.
Eastbound intermodal.
A rare daylight 262.
A 966 refuels at Cresson. The power is a C39-8 and an SD50.
The usual suspects bring up the rear of a heavy intermodal.
A westbound rounds the curve on track 3 while an eastbound is rolling through on track 1.
And under the signal bridge.
And off they go.
In this photo, the main goes from right to left. The Cresson Enginehouse is in the center, and RJ Corman PA lines makes up the west tail of the wye. The boxcars in the RJCP yard are for scrap.
Closer up on the Cresson Enginehouse.
Helpers come to the rescue of the 10N.