Somewhere in my slide collection I have one of this very same unit in its previous colors. Gotta admit, it looks nice!
Deuces lead and trail on the head end of this massive manifest attacking the 1.8% eastbound grade on Marias Pass at Java East:
NS 6174, trailing unit on Atlanta-bound freight, passing by Rose Hill Cemetery. Ocmulgee River is to the right, while the I-75 bridge is in the background.
Thanks Russell ! Easy to see where to weather it. Hmm, nice but I don't think I will. Management on the GandG likes nice bright and shiny.
Here is a pair of SD40-2's, CSXT 8445 & CSXT 8357 leading Q370-16 off the old main line outside Baltimore.