Q404 with 404 Axles: The defect detector announced it as it arrived: Q404 with 404 axles. Having an ex-Seaboard Division SD40-2 (SBD 8076) leading was a nice treat. Behind the leader is CSX... (more)
Sun Patch: An eastbound CSX manifest train with a solo leader hits a patch of sun while heading east on the CSX Trenton Line.
Q404 rolls north across the Doodletown Bight trestle with Iona Island and the Hudson River valley providing a backdrop. A second GEVO in DPU mode was located further back in the train.
Heading north, Q404 comes out of Iona Island and crossing the bridge into Fort Montgomery .
Q404 is led by two dark future GEs on its way north.
A northbound stacker creeps by CP-7 on an 'approach' due to several trains and a SperryRail truck ahead. CSX's NJ River Sub can still be an excellent "hotspot" within a stones throw of New York Ci... (more)
CSX Q-404 has CSX 524 on the point with HLCX 7149 a former BN LPG unit trailing 1/2003