After several delays and breakdowns, NS 135 is working hard to make up some time and get up the mountain before her hours expire. Engines running wide open as they growl through Connelly Springs j... (more)
Leaning into the super elevated curve, 744 is on the main line easing up to the east end of Connelly Springs to meet an approaching 135 who is already pulling into the siding.
NS #8028 pulls a long string of empty coal cars westbound through Connelly Springs, NC. The train has just left the Plant Marshall Steam plant located on Lake Norman near Charlotte.