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Bluestone Southern's June 2019 OPS pictures

Operations
#1

Below is a shot of the Amtrak train

A pair of engines dead-heading back to the Bluefield Yards after doing the set-up train at Freeman Spur.

They are entering Woodlawn.

Another pair of dead heading loco’s on EVWR tracks heading back to Bluefield after running the MCL2 set-up train.

Train with the tank cars is on the Hilltop Subdivision, heading to set-up cars at Overlook.

Covered Hoppers sitting at the Okawville Elevator siding… Okawville is the end of the EVWR line.

Traffic just north of the Memphis Yard… Amtrak is leaving, heading north to Bluefield with the ultimate destination of Chicago.

The Blu-Mem refrigerator train is heading south to enter the Memphis yards…

#2

Great pictures!!!

#3

MCL-2 set-up train setting out the boxcars at the Sparta siding…

After MCL-2 hooked back up to the train after setting out the cars at Sparta, it proceeded thru Hadley Forest.

The below picture was taken as it leaves Hadley Forest.

MCL-2 passing under the upper tracks located around Ashley station on the upper tracks.

The train is on the lower tracks, heading towards Woodlawn…

MCL-2 at Woodlawn…

MCL-2 as it has crossed the diamond with the Bluestone Southern Mainline and heading on to Nashville.

MCL-2 as it is passing the Nashville Elevator still heading on out to Okawville.

MCL-2 set-up train as it arrives at Okawville…

#4

Overlook local on the Hilltop Subdivision, heading to Overlook to work there.

Overlook industries being worked by the Overlook Local.

Overlook local working Overlook on another day…

Switcher setting up the Bluefield industries…

Traffic on the Sparta Subdivision… Blu-Mem refrigerator train heading south to Memphis and a pair

of dead-head loco’s heading back to Bluefield yards.

#5

Freeman Spur local departing from Bluefield.

Freeman Spur local as it crosses the bridge departing Woodlawn.

In the foreground is the Freeman Spur local working The industries at Freeman Spur…

In the background is the unit coal train entering the Memphis yards on the way to the power plant.

Matt (my video crew) was doing double duty… Filming and operating the Coal train…

The below picture is the top of the switchback.

Ossipee Timber shay running the switchback hauling logs down to the sawmill…

#6

Thanks, Jane.

#7

The gardens have filled in nicely…Jane…