A late NS 153 at North Kannapolis with a UP SD70M leading a NS SD60I and a GMTX SW1500

Norfolk Southern Freight Train 153 makes their way Westbound as they pass through Brompton, AL. 153 runs from Linwood, NC. to Birmingham, AL.

Norfolk Southern Freight Train 153 makes their way Westbound as they head into the Siding at DeArmanville, AL. for a meet with NS 154. 153 runs from Linwood, NC. to Birmingham, AL.

Norfolk Southern Freight Train 153 makes their way Westbound as they roar through Fruithurst, AL. 153 runs from Linwood, NC. to Birmingham, AL.

Norfolk Southern Freight Train 153 is seen here making their way Westbound about to pass under I-20 in Riverside, AL. 153 runs from Linwood, NC. to Birmingham, AL.

Norfolk Southern Freight Train 153 makes their way Westbound as they roar passed the Honda Plant in Lincoln, AL. 153 runs from Linwood, NC. to Birmingham, AL.

Train 153 climbs the grade at Lovick, Alabama.

Train 153 glides west as local train A28 hostiles auto racks in the background at the Honda Manufacturing Plant in Lincoln, Alabama

Train 153 rolls west through DeArmanville, Alabama

Train 153 rolls west under the former Southern Railway signal bridge at Heflin, Alabama

After just crossing the Georgia/Alabama state line, train 153 grinds up the steep grade at Fruithurst, Alabama with a wiley old EMD veteran leader and some newer EMD ponies trailing.

NS 153 has passed the intermediate signal next to the depot in Cornelia as it heads south for Atlanta on a pretty day in Northeast Georgia. Fall colors and trains go very well together.

NS 153 at the Wells Viaduct just West of Toccoa, GA on its way to Birmingham, AL

A trio of Union Pacific engines leads Linwood, NC to Birmingham, AL manifest 153 across Wells Viaduct, a trestle built in 1919 that spans the North Fork of the Broad River and stands 202 feet abov... (more)

Norfolk Southern Freight Train 153 makes their way Westbound as they roar through Heflin, AL. With BNSF (former ATSF) C44-9W Warbonnet 669 on the point