After being stuck inside the last few days due to the road conditions being poor due to the snow, I finally ventured out in hopes of finding the New York Central heritage unit. It couldn't have picked a better day to come down the CNO&TP as there wasn't a cloud in the sky all afternoon. Even better, all but 2 trains I saw on this day had an EMD leader. You can't go wrong with a day like today! :)
Below are a few pictures from today... If you want to see the rest go check out my Flickr page! >>http://www.flickr.com/photos/46459752@N08/
NS 229 follows NS 197 toward the yard in Danville at North Wye
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NS 289, with the NYC 1066 leading, flies toward the intermediate signals between Burgin and Brown
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After refueling and recrewing, NS 289 departs North Wye to head west toward Shelbyville
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NYC 1066 leads NS 289 through the small town of Harrodsburg
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NS 224 rounds the curve at South Wye with a filthy SD60E leading a patched Southern Pacific unit
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Gage, that shot in Hogtown is perfectly composed and timed, and not something a lot of folks would have tried. Well done!