Chilled
The air temperature is zero degrees and falling after sunset as the afternoon light quickly fades away on the St. Croix sub. The westbound main has been blocked for over two hours by this empty oil train after the lead unit (CSX 137) lost all of its water and had to be shut down. A relief crew aboard a single replacement locomotive has been sent from LaCrosse yard to rescue the train and complete the trip to Northtown.
Visible in the distance are the block signals for the new high speed crossover installation at C.P. 3396. The tail lights on the road at left belong to a BNSF service truck and a taxi which has just arrived to pick up the crew.
Cochrane, WI
1/10/16
Chilled
The air temperature is zero degrees and falling after sunset as the afternoon light quickly fades away on the St. Croix sub. The westbound main has been blocked for over two hours by this empty oil train after the lead unit (CSX 137) lost all of its water and had to be shut down. A relief crew aboard a single replacement locomotive has been sent from LaCrosse yard to rescue the train and complete the trip to Northtown.
Visible in the distance are the block signals for the new high speed crossover installation at C.P. 3396. The tail lights on the road at left belong to a BNSF service truck and a taxi which has just arrived to pick up the crew.
Cochrane, WI
1/10/16