A CSX train, operating on Norfolk Southern's Mon River Line, moves eight loads south. An empty NS northbounder awaits entry to the small yard at West Brownsville (which is on the opposite bank of the river and reached via a rail bridge just around the bend).
(As is the case with most rail photos, there was drama behind this image. I'd been coveting this shot for a while, but I knew, since this is a relatively light traffic line, the odds were a zillion to one I'd be here at the right moment. I knew I might go to my grave without snapping this picture. So, you can imagine my excitement--actually more like psychotic exuberance--when I noticed headlights approaching off to my right as I drove across the bridge. I’m sure I did an illegal and/or unsafe thing or two as I quickly handed control of the car to my wife, grabbed my camera, leapt from the car and scampered on foot back across the icy bridge, fumbling to get my camera ready as I ran. I’ll count myself extra blessed that I had great light, there was an empty coal train on the other track to add interest, and the train was a colorful CSX instead of a black and white Norfolk Southern. Sometimes the Railfan Gods smile upon us.)
