K438 power this morning: SD40-2 8098, SD50 8596, C40-8W 7713 and SD60I 8744.
Built in 1980 as L&N 8098, this aging EMD can still get the job done on her own. After meeting L134, a 23-car Q339 eases out onto the main at South Deshler on a mild summer morning.
After a meet with Q602 in Opelika, local train A746 heads south and passes the recently repainted US&S intermediate color light signal at milepost XXB 121.4.
The two variations of CSX's yellow nose paint scheme are clearly illustrated here - YN2 on the lead unit, YN1 on the trailing engine.
Q150 with a pair of CSX EMD's continues its journey east on the CSX Selkirk Branch at Rotterdam, NY.
Old EMD warriors are still assigned to CSX's hottest schedules. SD40-2 8098 was built 5/80 as L&N 8098. Fujichrome Astia 100, Olympus OM4, Zuiko 200mm f4.
