To Kil(syth) for more scenes like this
Class 1’s have become more & more boring to document with each passing day, whether it’s due to PSR & fewer trains or the continually homogenization of their fleet of locomotives to basically just GEVO’s & AC44/Dash 9 rebuilds. Thankfully for those of us that have CSX as an option to document, they’ll occasionally remind us they’re not afraid to let some SD40’s & even SD50’s lead a road train. When I got word that W022, a rail train with new rail for the KD sub had 2 SD40’s for power & I had the chance to get them down the length of the KD sub, I wasn’t going to let the opportunity slip away. What I wasn’t expecting though was for the fall foliage between Corbin & Knoxville to be hitting an early peak, making for a really pretty scene through Hickory Gorge & on Duff Mountain. My favorite spot from the whole chase ended up being here at NE Kilsyth thanks to the wide diversity in the colors along with the still intact L&N-installed searchlight & dwarf signals. Overall, this was a very successful chase with a number of people I get along with also trackside for this one. 10-16-22
To Kil(syth) for more scenes like this
Class 1’s have become more & more boring to document with each passing day, whether it’s due to PSR & fewer trains or the continually homogenization of their fleet of locomotives to basically just GEVO’s & AC44/Dash 9 rebuilds. Thankfully for those of us that have CSX as an option to document, they’ll occasionally remind us they’re not afraid to let some SD40’s & even SD50’s lead a road train. When I got word that W022, a rail train with new rail for the KD sub had 2 SD40’s for power & I had the chance to get them down the length of the KD sub, I wasn’t going to let the opportunity slip away. What I wasn’t expecting though was for the fall foliage between Corbin & Knoxville to be hitting an early peak, making for a really pretty scene through Hickory Gorge & on Duff Mountain. My favorite spot from the whole chase ended up being here at NE Kilsyth thanks to the wide diversity in the colors along with the still intact L&N-installed searchlight & dwarf signals. Overall, this was a very successful chase with a number of people I get along with also trackside for this one. 10-16-22