NS 380 has just arrived in Nitro from the north, sporting EMDX 2012 on the point. The 2012 General Motors Locomotive Group (EMDX) SD70ACe is a demonstrator unit that Norfolk Southern tested in mid... (more)
After departing Hobson Yard earlier in the morning, the southbound NS 380 has arrived at the Nitro Yard, sporting the exclusive EMDX 2012 Demonstrator, currently on lease to Norfolk Southern. Afte... (more)
Tied down for the night, high hood GP38-2 NS 5123 leads the NS 92Z work train.
After making set offs and pickups at Nitro, NS 380 passes Diehl's Restaurant, a family owned favorite in Nitro. While it's almost 3pm, the parking lot is nearly packed as guests enjoy home cooked ... (more)
The daily ritual.. Nitro based local, NS J1J has just returned from the Par Industrial Park with pickups for NS 381. The local serves numerous industries in Par, including a scrap yard, numerous c... (more)
My one and only 'Leap Year' catch for the next 4 years... As thunderstorms approach from the west, the crew of NS J1A has just boarded their switcher, NS 7119 and will soon depart to the south for... (more)
After making set offs at Nitro, NS 380 proceeds south at 'Kapok' on a beautiful and exceptionally mild, 60 degree February afternoon.
Built in December of 1989, NS 4626 idles on a work train, tied down in the yard at Nitro. EMD GP59's are a unique locomotive model, with Norfolk Southern being the only railroad to purchase the un... (more)
The NS local works the industrial park as members of a local union protest near by.
The AM Nitro Yard job idles on the WV Secondary mainline at Nitro, after switching out cars at the Institute Chemical Complex.
Idling in Nitro, a UP leader waits for northbound NS 381 to pass before making set offs in the yard at Nitro.
On an absolutely terrific fall afternoon, the day before Thanksgiving, a UP SD70M leads southbound NS 380 in Nitro.
The local stops out front of the Nitro yard office.
Built for the Southern Railway in October of 1974, numbered SOU 5158F, NS 5158 idles in Nitro assigned to NS J1J. High hoods are a common sight along the former Conrail West Virginia Secondary, as... (more)
Framed by a local car wash, this veteran Conrail SD60M built in January of 1993 idles on the lead of NS 381 in the yard at Nitro.
