This past Saturday, Emmett and I headed out along the CNO&TP for a fall color expedition. The colors still hadn't reached their peak, but were starting to look very nice in a few areas. Thinking we might end up in Tennesee, we actually only went as far south as Burnside. A total of 15 trains were seen in the eight hours or so we were actually trackside.
You can read a full, unabridged, and uncensored trip report by clicking here. (http://www.cmherndon.com/blog/2006/10/fall-on-cnotppart-one.html) Remember, I cannot be held responsible for any material that might be offensive and/or unsuitable for small children and those who love GE locomotives.
And the photos for those who don't wish to view the unabridged and uncensored report...
First up was Z-WSP...er, 26Z at Harrodsburg.
(https://www.jreb.org/ns/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cmherndon.com%2Fgalleries%2Frail%2F2006%2F10%2Fthumbs%2Fns26zns2515harrodsburgkythumb.jpg&hash=a91bf21213b929f5beec36fad64390a6e10c71ca) (http://www.cmherndon.com/galleries/rail/2006/10/ns26zns2515harrodsburgky101406.htm)
After hanging out in Danville and making a trip up (and back down) the mountain, we caught 40J at South Fork.
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Which we were able to get in front of for another shot at Kings Mountain...
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After a break in traffic, we caught 229 at Somerset.
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After shooting 175 at the same location, we made it to Elihu for 133.
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And finally, 224 at Burnside.
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Until next time, I hope y'all enjoy and thanks for looking!
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