Unit Coal Underway
After waiting out 2 eastbound freights, an eastbound unit coal train gets it's turn departing CSX's Low Grade and entering the #1 main at W tower just west of Martinsburg WVA. W Tower was in it's final week of operation as conversion to a new signalling system was coming to completion-the evidence of which is the cables in the foreground coming out of the ballast. W tower would be demolished in spite of the recently refurbished roof with new shingles on it. The almost brand new "fresh out of the box" 688 on the other hand would last on CSX until about 2018 when all were sold to PRLX. 688 was built in October 1999 which makes this unit only a few months old in this third week of June 2000 slide.
Fujichrome Astia 100, Nikon N90S
Unit Coal Underway
After waiting out 2 eastbound freights, an eastbound unit coal train gets it's turn departing CSX's Low Grade and entering the #1 main at W tower just west of Martinsburg WVA. W Tower was in it's final week of operation as conversion to a new signalling system was coming to completion-the evidence of which is the cables in the foreground coming out of the ballast. W tower would be demolished in spite of the recently refurbished roof with new shingles on it. The almost brand new "fresh out of the box" 688 on the other hand would last on CSX until about 2018 when all were sold to PRLX. 688 was built in October 1999 which makes this unit only a few months old in this third week of June 2000 slide.
Fujichrome Astia 100, Nikon N90S