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After meeting X852, B651 was now in the clear to proceed to Shelby and take its place on the main. On the rear of the train, a CP GE was acting as a distributed power unit, and caught a glimmer of sunlight as it freed the locals of their crossing bondage. Something about the framing in this shot stuck out to me; between the crossing gates, the pedestrians, and the red CP nose, it seemed to work quite well.

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.

The full body paint “Spirit of our First Responders” unit paired with the New York Central heritage unit, one of CSX’s new heritage locomotives…this is what CSX railfans dream of!

This rebuilt MARC GP39PH-3C has frequented the Brunswick area in the last few months, and I was lucky enough to catch it leading this evening service with a nice P5 horn!

Norfolk Southern's GoRail tribute unit #6963 leads a lite power K81 over the Susquehanna back to Taylor yard.

UP 'Big Boy' 4014 gets up to steam over the Kankakee River in Monence after a service stop just north of the UP/NS diamond.

With its day complete, GM&O 4832 sits idle at the East Chattanooga depot waiting its turn to use the turntable before being shut down for the night.

Making its last trip of the day, GM&O 4832 departs Grand Junction with the final "Evening Ridge Runner" for the 2024 season at TVRM.

UP 6318, one of five AC4400CW units in SP paint, trails third out on CSX I131 / UP ISESMJ at the Salem yard tied down

Amtrak 58 the northbound City of New Orleans with the newest addition of Amtrak phase 7 on an older GE

With only a couple trips left for the day, GM&O 4832 exits the west end of the Missionary Ridge Tunnel with the 5PM "Evening Ridge Runner". This was supposed to be a double header with SOU 630, but 630 had to be withdrawn from service due to maintenance.

Working back to Grand Junction, SOU 4501 (disguised as GM&O 4832 for the weekend) crosses South Chickamauga Creek with the 11AM "Missionary Ridge Local"

CPKC K42-08 CP 2210

CP 6236 WB Rock train

I sure was happy to see this for my first time. These newer Metra EMDs look mean. Here's one sitting alone waiting on its next assignment in the Chicago suburbs

This was my first time photographing IAIS let alone railfanning up here. Here is a crude oil train running overhead the CSX tracks

M422 rolls through the busy town of Gaithersburg, MD with 5 head end locomotives, with the leading 3 being EMD SD70AC’s. The parking garage adjacent to the tracks provided a great vantage point on this sunny Sunday evening.

B241 train in Richmond, KY. Leading locomotive 3089 (pictured)

Metra inbound 59 pulls into Glen Ellyn towards the end of rush hour making a quick station stop.

UP 4014 glides through Agnew just before the US-30 overpass on its way to a scheduled stop in Sterling. The defect detector on the left had a mouthful after they passed.