A sunny spring morning finds northbound Q296 taking a stroll up Main Street in La Grange, KY, with a former L&N SD40-2 leading the way on home rails.

A short Q296 rolls east through downtown Marion behind a nice pair of YN2 GE's. For a short distance, the line almost goes through "pseudo" street running.

After being hit by the hotbox detector in Meyersdale, Q296 had to come to a halt for about an hour just short of the summit. With the problem resolved, the train is again underway, making easy wo... (more)

CSX train Q296 rounds Couchman's Curve behind BNSF power. A former NS B40-8 is also in the consist.