With the heavy traffic finally clearing up at North Tunnel, NS 129 (Chattanooga, TN-Birmingham, AL) crosses over NS controlled diamond at 23rd on main track 1. With the crew talking to the AGS North-End Dispatcher the 9,500ft long manifest has the track authority the shoot south from 23rd St. to Battelle, AL M.P. 33.9 on the AGS North-end where the train is set to meet one before continuing to Birmingham, AL later on that evening.