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CSX I163 heads Westbound with CSX YN2 AC44CW 159 leading.

2024 was a great year for railfanning and B779 would be the train to bring in 2024 with Union Pacific 6717 an ex CNW AC44CW leading the train as it heads under a bridge on it's eastbound trip to New Jersey.

On our first chase on the northern half of the Clinchfield, we made Clincho our primary stomping ground as we awaited the YN2 duo on X852. There are many iconic shots to choose from in this area, and so we took what we could get and went with it. This was the first time we had ever shot anything between Boody and Elkhorn City, and so we made the most of the opportunity.

Csx M573 in the early morning works Memphis Jct with #541 leading (YN2). And after recrewing, he's getting back to track speed!

A Union Pacific intermodal crossing the Snake River in American Falls, Idaho.

UP 6706 leaves Salem yard after doing a set out and pick up

UP 6706 ( CNW 8884 ) leads UP MPRNL through Salem IL UP 6706 is the last CNW engine that wears the CNW paint scheme

2 CSX YN2 GEs and a YN3 lead a unit train north

The day began as the Eastman train barreled down upon Loyall with 45 empties and a YN2 leader, a classic scene that is only ruined by the trailing YN3 ES44AH. This was strange compared to the normal operations, as they usually load the full 90 cars, take 45’s in 2 trips and brung the entire 90 empties back. The dispatcher got themselves into a bit of a pickle however. R615 was rolling in on Main 2 and the other 45 Eastman loads was on Main 1. In the yard tracks, only 3 are inspected and up to date for use, the rest are for storage or just out of service. A MOW train of ballast and ties took up one of those tracks, and a set of bad orders was on another, meaning that when Eastman arrived with the loads and went in on the only open track, it was impossible for the power to run around for its second cut. Instead of leaving first, the crew had to wait until the high rail finished up for the R615 instead, better news for me. I opted to catch them coming in by the old Baxter Interlocking Tower, built in 1926.

A Phosphate train heads back North to Canada after venturing all the way South on the CSX system. This spot is called North Alice on the CSX CE&D Subdivision, as just after the photo is shot there is a small yard used for L364 and its name is Alice Yard. Photos were taken in Vincennes, Indiana on March 5th, 2023.

CSX M684 heads Eastbound in the late morning hours on the CSX St Louis Line a former Conrail right of way. The leader of this manifest was Union Pacific AC44CW #6439, the DPU was Union Pacific AC44CWCTE #5767. Photos taken in Effingham, Illinois on February 12th, 2023.

CSX Train I171 passes Pine Junction on a warm Saturday morning

An old UP AC44 leads a CP motor on a manifest while racing NS train 35J.