NS 7657 leads 296 in Union, SC with the Awesome Conductor!

143 buckets. I had initially planned to get 242 today, but I didn't expect it to come as early as it did, being some minutes behind 18D. So, I decided to go trackside after hearing about a 923 letting 242 pass them somewhere on the W in hopes of catching them. That didn't happen, so I decided to stay out in an attempt to get 296. This is my last 296 of the year, and man, it did not disappoint! Getting a ES44DC with its gorgeous and mean sounding horn to seeing the awesome conductor returning to the W-Line once more! This was the best closure ever, and I had a blast getting 296 whenever I could. NS 7657 ES44DC NS 4218 AC44C6M