On the Rathole Division

Action on Norfolk Southern's Busy Main Line

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Heading back north, we duck into the small town of Elgin, Tennessee, where a trailer train led by NS Dash 9-40C 8770 runs past another southbound (with Conrail power) holding at the signal.

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Minutes later, the signal goes green for the second southbound, and Conrail SD50 6755 accelerates onto the single track.

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Back in Kentucky again, we pause near Wiborg to shoot a southbound with Union Pacific SD40-2R 3647 leading, ending our second day on the Rathole.

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On August 6, 1999, we encounter the Rathole again while railfanning the former Louisville & Nashville out of Cincinnati. At Walton, Kentucky, CSX's line passes under the CNO&TP. CSX GP40-2 6054 hustles a train under the Rathole heading south on the L&N.

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Minutes later, Norfolk Southern Dash 8-40C 8739 leads a southbound down the Rathole. Ahead are all the bridges, cuts and tunnels at King's Mountain, Burnside and Nemo.

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