Saturday morning I awoke to the news that NS's NKP 8100 heritage unit was
leading 20R, a Chicago, IL to E-Rail, NJ intermodal. With the way the sun was
shining, I could not have hoped for any better lighting conditions since there
was not a single cloud in the blue skies. Now it was just a matter of waiting
for it to pass by my new favorite haunt and that would be Lehigh Line's MP 40 in
Hillsborough (NJ). I say "...my favorite haunt..." since early to late morning
usually favors eastbound trains and there are no shadows that gradually creep
into one's composed scene as the morning progresses! Around 7:49 a headlight
appears off in the distance. As the leader comes into view, those yellow stripes
indicate that the leader is indeed NKP 8100 leading 20R. Right behind the NKP
8100 is NS 9201 as it approaches MP 40.
