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A veteran SD50 leads M693 south, splitting the Clinchfield intermediates at Big John's in Ashford, NC.
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A group of cows gather by the fence as CSX M693 heads south with 8526 one of five active SD50s leading the train through the western North Carolina mountains in Green Mountain, NC.
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With the distant sound of a southbound negotiating the loops, M692 thunders past the Clinchfield era milepost #210 with the CSX #4568 Operation Lifesaver Unit taking it north up the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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In the foothills of western North Carolina, CSX P001, the office car special hammers past the Clinchfield era intermediates at Avery starting its assault up the loops.
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Two cows turn their attention to CSX P001 (Office Car Special) as it makes its way north through the rural countryside of Green Mountain, NC.
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CSX P001 Office Car Special snakes its way through Spruce Pine, NC.
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CSX M692 splits the Clinchfield era intermediates at Big John's with CSX #3194 painted in a special scheme honoring law enforcement leading the train north.
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Fall colors start to show in Green Mountain, NC as the rear dpu on CSX B650 shoves the train north through NE Green Mountain.
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CSX M653 rounds the cruve to the NE of Poplar siding in the heart of the Nolichucky gorge.
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Some cows at a old farm turn their attention to M653 as it borders their fence in Green Mountain, NC.
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CSX M653 heads south into the Nolichucky Gorge here passing Chestoa just south of Erwin, TN.
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CSX B650 snakes it's way north along the Toe River just south of SE Green Mountain where it would meet two southbound mainifest before continuing north to Chicago.
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CSX M653 heads south at Boonford ducking under NC-80 and paralleling North Toe River.
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M652 crawls north after climbing up the Clinchfield loops seen here entering Vance Tunnel and taking the siding at SE Toe River.
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CSX W010 splits the Clinchfield intermediates here in Ashford, NC as he flys down the Clinchfield loops with a duo of SD40-2s for power.
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After meeting a northbound freight, CSX W010 crawls his way through Vance Tunnel in Altapass, NC with a duo of veteran SD40-2s for power.
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CSX B651 splits the Clinchfield signals at Avery behind a relatively clean Canadian Pacific motor.
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Shortly after negotiating the Clinchfield loops, CSX X693 splits the Big John's intermediates in Ashford, NC
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CSX X693 emerging from Vance Tunnel in Altapass, NC with a flared SD70mac leading the way down the loops.
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CSX K447 emerges from Vance Tunnel in Altapass, NC with CP 7020 in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization green.
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CSX K447 snakes along side the Toe River making his way south in the heart of the western North Carolina mountains.
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CP 7020 leads CSX K447 in the final hours of light past the Clinchfield signals at Avery. CP 7020 wears the special NATO green paint honoring soldiers in US and Canada.
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CSX K447 passing the famous Toe River Free Will Baptist Church in Huntdale, NC
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With a distant sound of squealing wheels growing louder and louder, CSX N758 thunders into Huntdale, NC passing the very famous old Toe River Free Will Baptist Church. Leading the train down the Blue Ridge is CSX 911 Sprit of Our First Responders unit.
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CSX Q693 just a few miles from Bostic yard.
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CSX T925 lights up the old Clinchfield signals in Ashford, NC descending his way down to Bostic, NC
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CSX Loaded coal T406 for plant Marshall passing the old U.S. post office in Penland, NC making his way south towards Bostic, NC
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CSX M653 slowly snakes through Burnsville, NC, at 5 mph. A weed sprayer train with an incorrectly mixed solution ate through several signal wires and resulted in most crossings and control points offline.