Late in the afternoon after laying ballast east of Lumberport, a westbound ballast train heads for Parkersburg and will continue to lay ballast through the night.
Eastbound coal passes by the Reusens Dam pond at MP CAB 150.9 on the James River S-D. Train has caused a goose to take flight above the water!
Caboose 900035 is now assigned to CSX's South Charleston yard, where it is used in work train service such as this.
Like beasts grazing in the grass, the workhorses of Shelby get a break.
Running LHF CSXT 2499 X-Con, pulls a work train west