With rain in the forecast, I decided to head west this morning for a change on the Alabama East End toward Bremen Georgia. Didn't plan to be out all that long. I ended up spending a good five hours track side and was not disappointed with today's NS traffic. Especially since NS saw fit to send a south bound coal drag headed to Plant Wansley on the "C-Line" over the Bremen diamond. I was in Temple when the 600 crew toned up the dispatcher indicating they were about 12 minutes away from Bremen. After catching east bound NS 220 and local 25A I scrambled westward to the Bremen diamond.
NS 220 (DALLAS, TX (KCS IDAAT)- ATLANTA, GA) with KCS 4772 NS 9923,9533& 9431 east bound through Temple Georgia.
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NS 600 Wansley coal drag with NS 1033 and 7607 leading this 7200 ft train over the diamond in downtown Bremen south bound on the "C-Line"
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DP units 8130 & 7718 bring up the rear of NS 600 train.
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Not long after the coal drag cleared the diamond NS 27A (BRUNSWICK GA VANCE ALA) rolled by west bound with CREX 1401 and BNSF 8106 leading
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Earlier in the day I had captured these three west bound trains in Bremen
West bound NS23D (ATLANTA, GA - SHREVEPORT, LA (UP) with UP 4901 &4434 over the diamond at Bremen. Heard over the scanner the I2G crew saying that this is an "Extra" 225?
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West bound NS 23E (ATLANTA, GA - DALLAS, TX (KCS IATDA2) with NS 9353 & KCS 4622 over the diamond in down town Bremen
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AMTK 19 to New Orleans LA with # 132 & 147 west bound through Bremen Georgia
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To wrap up the day I managed to catch these two east bound trains at Waco Georgia MP 687.8
NS I2G (LONG BEACH, CA (UP KLBNS) - ATL, GA) with UP 8791 & 7239 leading and DPU 7398 on the rear
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NS A43 Anniston / Bremen turn job with NS 526 & 3318 providing the power.
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Seen but no photos: NS A25 Douglasville Local with NS 3282 & 6081 NS24E with NS 8802, 9080 & 2631 @ over 9,000 ft.
Not seen but in the area NS 154 and NS 67M empty cement hoppers. It was approaching 3pm and this guy needed to head back home.
I like the KCS unit on the point of the stack and the two DPU's shovin on the coal train... Thanks for takin the time to post these great pictures...
leroy