The conductor from waiting Q409 prepares to do a roll-by inspection of fast-moving intermodal Q173. I saw almost nothing but AC6000CWs on point this fine Saturday morning.
I caught the "Beast" or "Devil" on the point of Q173 almost exactly a month before, also running opposite main, just a few miles north of here on the Thomas Viaduct. Wherever it came from was col... (more)