For clarification, of the ten locomotives seen in this lashup, five of them were dead in tow, those five being the ex-NS PRLX SD70M-2s that are being moved onto CSX trackage. The SD40-2s and GP38-2s on the front were all online, but when they were leaving the yard, only two of the five were running (the first and third engines, indicated by the exhaust stacks). As a result, despite the abundance of online power, only 2/5 was actively pulling the train until the engineer got out and did some work, thus why they were struggling so much.

Way better than watching a superbowl!

Love the sound of those EMDs in notch 8. The ammeters must be in the red zone.

That's some insane power... Cool clip !!

Nice lashup and light powermove

I believe the SD70M-2s are going to Progress Rail for the SD70ICC rebuild program.

That is so cool, a three train meet!

Sitting behind the liqour store watching trains ! My favorite thing to do when I visit my daughter. There is a nice bench if you go the same direction as the 10 engines. Bench is behind parking lot next to the bar ! Very comfortable

Cool..Heck of a catch.

A bruh moment in epic proportions EMD-ly.

You know that train had to be damn heavy to have all that power down on it's knees crawling like that!

Wow impressive and, nice catch! Cheers David from Maryland, USA!

Suuuuuuuuper good capture. Happy there was no chugging GE's to muddy the sound of those EMD's. :trophy-yellow-smiling:

Looks like a very steep approach to the main!

Lord knows that NS got rid of the SD70M-2's for a reason. Probably some engine issues or just didn't make the cut in terms of performance. Anyways, God Bless.

Very good catch! So many EMDs!

I'm sure you're aware of this already, CSXT1869 is 2 of 2 on B622-29 with CSXT4580 leading, fresh SD70... I believe this goes through Atlanta

Wow! What a catch. Love how the smallest engines are pulling the big boys up the hill...