| The tracks may be fairly shiny, but don't let that fool you. This is not a very active line at all. This line only gets 8-12 trains a day, not all of which come down this way. Three locals (F734/F763/F774), two rock trains (Q759/Q760), two intermodal trains (Q130/Q139), and two manifest trains (Q446/Q447, run as L446/L447 on Sunday only). Also, as-needed grain trains for Portsmouth in the G800 series and T650 coal/hopper trains for Franklin traverse this line, but they are very rare. If you're going to railfan this line, I would recommend a weekday. Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday would probably be your best bets. I made a mistake on this day by coming on a Saturday. One train did come, but I was at the NS Norfolk District nearby, so I missed it. Chances are that the line was much more active when this line was owned by Seaboard Air Line (pre-CSXT). |