CSX Q438 a Hamlet, NC, Rocky Mount NC, Richmond VA, Baltimore MD, Selkirk NY mixed freight is crossing over 9th Street SW in Washington, DC, as seen from Room 15-111 of the L'Enfant Plaza Hotel. Visiting for my 25th GWU reunion, I lucked out on this room (my wife said she wished it for me). I used to railfan the spot where the ES44DC's front truck is, 29 years ago, before the chain link fence, when E44s roamed these rails and on weekends a young fan could park right there and hang out trackside for hours. To those interested, the Victorian building is the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building.
