Another damp September morning finds former Southern Railway SD40 No. 3170 in Gainesville yet again, a nice change of scene from the typical black and white thoroughbreds.

The high hood Southern Railway SD40 and 3 other EMDs are absolutely screaming as they fight to get their heavy local freight up the constant 1% grade at Park, three miles railroad north of Toccoa.... (more)

After an incredibly successful day on the Pocahontas Division, I didn't think the weekend could get much better until a message came saying that this unit was set to lead the Gainesville, GA-Green... (more)

NS 3170 leads an Allen County Historical Society excursion across the Auglaize River in Uniopolis, OH.

Heritage units Southern 3170 and NYC 1066 shove down into the diesel shop after getting serviced and readied for their next assignment. **Photo taken with permission**

Norfolk Southern's "Honoring First Responders" unit, SD60E number 9-1-1, and Operation Lifesaver SD40-2 number 3501 passes through Natural Tunnel near Duffield, Virginia. The tunnel was ... (more)

The Radford Rambler charges east at Phillipi Rd. (near Rural Retreat) with Southern 4501 and 3170 in command.

The NS 911 "Honoring First Responders" unit on the Reading Bridge under a salute of water streams at the 40th annual Pennsylvania Pump Primer Fire Muster event. Fire trucks lined the Su... (more)

Southern 2-8-2 number 4501 leads NS train 062 near Sweetwater, Tennessee, passing an old barn advertising Chattanooga's "Rock City". The train is deadheading towards Bristol for weekend... (more)

Norfolk Southern's "Southern" SD40 number 3170 poses with Southern GP30 number 2594 at Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum's Grand Junction wye in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Photo by Casey... (more)

First responder vehicles pose with the freshly painted "Honoring First Responders" SD60E number 9-1-1 at the main entrance to Altoona's Juniata Shop. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information... (more)

Norfolk Southern train 052 crosses the Trent River in New Bern, North Carolina, moving military equipment from Marine Corp Base Camp Lejeune with SD60E #6920 leading the way. Photo by Casey Thoma... (more)

The recently rebuilt ex-Southern SD40 No. 3170 stands at the Barber Junction depot at Spencer, NC during the night photo shoot.

For the first time in almost 21 years, N&W J Class Locomotive 611 works southbound on museum property and beside of Norfolk Southern's "Southern" 3170.