Railfanning Austell, GA 10-14-2023: Foreign Power Frenzy Alert

This was back in 2023 back when NS was making attempts at getting management better.

0:13 26A Kicks everything off with a Canadian Pacific leading a KCS. Interesting how it took this long to get 1 of those leading.

CPKC AC44CWM #8047-Beaver-Raised Letter K3LA Horn
CPKC ES44AC #4868-Belle

5:56 Shortly after, an Intermodal transfer local appears with the usual SD60E pair. 6932 is still currently at Austell as of 2025.

NS SD60E #6932-HH-Narrow Font K5LA Horn
NS SD60E #7022-HH

8:03 174 then shows up with 4 various NS GEs. That train then blocks Amtrak Crescent 19, which considering 174 was more fun to watch anyway, it wasn't much of a loss.

NS 174
NS ET44AC #3636-HH-Raised Letter K5HL Horn
NS ES44AC #8036-HH
NS CW44-9 #9817-HH
NS ES44AC #8124-HH

Amtrak 19
Amtrak P42DC #???(Blocked)-Phase V-Raised Letter K5LA Horn
Amtrak P42DC #???(Blocked)-Phase V

12:18 NS 370 shortly shows up with a DC GEVO leading a C6M

NS ES44DC #7661-HH-Non-Raised Letter K5HL Horn
NS AC44C6M #4382-HH

14:34 219 then shows up with 2 Dash 9s sandwhiching a C6M.

NS CW44-9 #9763-HH-Raised Letter K5LA Horn
NS AC44C6M #4580-HH
NS CW44-9 #9901-HH

17:18 Then 28J makes an appearance. The lead engine was coincidentally that new paint AC44 with a K3HL that I caught a few month prior A bonus, the 4th trailing unit was an SD70M, which many of them are now facing the scrapper's torch at the current moment.

UP AC44CWCTE #6500-New Shield-Raised Letter K3HL Horn
UP SD70ACe #8588-New Shield
UP AC44CWCTE #5589-Flags
UP SD70M #4216-Wings

23:44 Then 219 (which is currently 18E) goes by with a DC GEVO up front and a Shield AC44 doing DPU duty

NS ES44DC #7657-HH-Non-Raised Letter K5HL Horn
UP AC44CWCTE #6532-Original Shield

29:00 Then 373 comes forth with a unique lashup. C6M leader, SD70M-2 2nd, UP SD70M 3rd and friendly crew. This would kinda be my main highlight of that trip.

NS AC44C6M #4116-HH-Mixed Cast P5 Horn
NS SD70M-2 #2758-HH
UP SD70M #5106-Flags

33:22 A SB Grainer Roams through with a C6M leading an ACU and a Dash 9. That Dash 9 is currently either rebuilt or in process to be rebuilt into a C6M as well. Friendly crew on board as well.

NS AC44C6M #4582-HH-Raised Letter K5LA Horn
NS SD70ACE #7295-HH
NS CW44-9 #9739-HH

35:35 A short 291 prepares to terminate at Austell with an ACe leader. The trailing Dash 9 is currently a C6M as of 2025.

NS SD70ACe #1131-HH-Raised Letter K5LLA Horn
NS CW44-9 #9592-HH

36:55 Then, 244 happens to show up with a CPKC AC44 that formerly part of KCSM and has an RS3L lead a C6M and an awesome horn show lead a C6M. Never thought I hear that horn again.

CPKC AC44CW #4506-Belle-RS3L Leslie Horn
NS AC44C6M #4363-HH

39:36 Then 188 shows up with a BNSF GEVO leading a WRFX MAC.

BNSF ES44DC #7422-H3-Raised Letter K5HL Horn
WFRX SD70MAC #8912-Ex-H2

41:37 732 then goes by with various BNSF engines and friendly crew

BNSF ES44AC #6171-H3-Raised Letter K5HL Horn
BNSF SD70ACe #9333-H3
BNSF SD70ACe #8999-H3 (DPU)
BNSF SD70MAC #8892-H2 (DPU)

43:38 Another transfer local appears with more SD60Es.

NS SD60E #6903-HH-Raised Letter K5LA Horn
NS SD60E #7006-HH

44:41 187 (currently 191) then shows up with UP foreign power.

UP C45ACCTE #7464-Flags-Raised Letter K5HL Horn
UP C45ACCTE #7888-Flags

46:59 Shortly after, 143 (doesnt run by there anymore as of now) comes by with an NS ACe leading a BNSF up front and a BNSF in the back.

NS SD70ACe #1035-HH-Raised Letter K5LLA Horn
BNSF SD70ACe #9089-H3
BNSF SD70ACe #9396-H3 (DPU)

50:44 Another 174 shows up with another EMD pair

NS SD70ACe #111158-HH-Raised Letter K5LLA Horn
NS SD70ACU #7303-HH

55:02 154 then shows up with yet another ACe leader.

NS SD70ACe #1180-HH-Raised Letter K5LLA Horn
NS AC44C6M #4539-HH
NS AC44C6M #4283-HH (Mid-DPU)

59:04 366 comes forth with 5 engines of various kinds.

NS ES44DC #7574-HH-Non-Raised Letter K5HL Horn
NS AC44C6M #4016-HH
NS SD40-2 #3391-HH
NS SD70M-2 #2693-HH
NS SD70ACC #1800-DCtoAC (Mid-DPU)

1:03:06 394 concludes the day with a LHF ACe

NS SD70ACe #1229-Hh-Sick Raised Letter K5LLA Horn

1:05:07 Slideshow

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