NS #6595 leads a westbound manifest just west of Emporia, VA.
This ex N&W SD40-2 is one of a trio of locomotives which rotate serving the NS Rock Train which runs nightly between Lawrenceville and Norfolk. These locomotives sit off the NS main on a short sp... (more)
The rock train winds its way through the City of Franklin to Vulcan Materials. With the reduction in rail traffic, the rock train has sometimes been able to get under way in the daylight hours.
A rare high hood SD40-2 leads the westbound rock train towards Vulcan Materials.