THE AMERICA UNITS ON TV PT2

More on the 'America' units on local camera...

The crew of the NS train comes out onto the front "porch" of the locomotive to observe the activities -and get in the picture!

And get in the picture they do! As the camera captures the meet between the two trains, the 'America' units pull off with their train, continuing their trip west.

The three man crew is visible in the cab. Like most of the crews who run this section of the Gateway Cherokee, they are based out of Cumberland, where one of the two crew changes on this run occur. Louisville is the other crew change location; they are due there at 1:00 A.M.!

As usual, the train has a mixture of 53' domestic containers, including these Swift and UMAX units; JB Hunt containers can be seen in the background.

The tail end of the train is comprised of all-purpose spine cars, with the EOT blinking  beneath the JB Hunt Intermodal trailer on the rear of the final car. That little device (End Of Train) is what replaced the caboose on most trains; it transmits the rear-end air pressure back to the engineer in the cab, letting him know if everything is o.k. -or if the train has separated. The blinking light is to indicate/provide protection for the end of the train.