After taking forever to finally leave Augusta due to NS holding them up, Q197 finally got a late start & is seen here crossing Alcovy Trestle during the last good light of the day shining down on the train. Leading is the 3194, the companies "Spirit of Our Law Enforcement" engine. This train is often pushing 15,000+ feet long in the age of PSR, & with the usual power consist of one engine up front & one mid-train, this & counterpart 198 are pretty easy to chase & will have the whole 170+ mile subdivision to themselves due to their extreme lengths, which isn't necessarily a problem since they are also the only regularly scheduled road trains on this line.
