| Bristol, Virginia, August 27, 2017, 10:34am: Norfolk Southern train 165 sets off a cut of cars at the NS yard in Bristol, Virginia, while intermodal train 22A pulls up to the yard office for a crew change. There are seven locomotives in 165 this morning, but only the first two, EMD/NS SD60E NS 7028 leading GE D9-44CW NS 9052, are pulling the train. The other five units, dead in tow, are GE D9-44CW NS 9149, GE D9-44CW NS 9163, EMD SD70ACe NS 1171, GE ES44DC NS 7642, and EMD SD70ACe 1074. NS 1074 is the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad heritage unit needing a good cleaning and some paint work. |