NS 214 eases to a stop in Kannapolis, NC to meet southbound Amtrak 73. In charge of the train is NS 7203, built in January 1996 as Conrail 4105. 7203 is one of only 30 SD80MACs built, and one of o... (more)
Preparing to swap crews at the Farmer's Crossing, NS 214 rolls downgrade at Five Row with Ex. Conrail 4105 in charge, one of only 29 remaining SD80MACs remaining.
Dallas,TX to Atlanta,GA stack train 24E working the grade near Winston behind SD80MAC #7203, the Nickel Plate heritage ES44AC and a catfish.
Only 30 domestic SD80MAC's were produced and Conrail got them all. Class unit #4100 is the only one I photographed, here heading westbound solo with a TV train west of Toledo.
A pair of 80Mac's lead loaded coal train 590 eastbound up the west slope at Lilly. The train would only would make to Cresson to have the NS 7204 checked out after it started leaking a lot of oil ... (more)
NS 539 with 2 Ex CSX SD80MACs for power, passes under the MP 227 signalbridge in Fostoria!
A very handsome locomotive indeed. CR 4128 and 4124 lead symbol OIPI around Scotch Run curve, under the 240.7 signals and approach MP 241 on a little bit of tangent before reaching Horseshoe Curve... (more)
The sun peaks out from the clouds of a threatening sky to light up train 135 as they roll west through the control point at Rowan with a classic ex-CR SD80MAC in the lead.
Rare NS power leads a CSX ethanol train from Canadian Pacific in Canada down in Georgia. Pretty sweet.
A duo of SD80MACs lead 686 south through Des Plains
A pair of NS SD80MAC's lead CP 686 on the approach to Mount Prospect Road in Des Plaines. This was a great catch during the golden hour.
As night falls, a westbound Norfolk Southern manifest accelerates through Berea, Ohio with a former Conrail SD80MAC doing the honors.
The Chattanooga bound NS 147 is crossing the first of many trestle along its 337 mile journey from Cincinnati.
NS 7212 ex Conrail 4120 exits the Montgumery tunnel with a west bound empty coal drag!
SD80MAC 7216 leads an EMD consist passing under the signal bridge at Cove, PA. Good consists are hard to find with the storage of older units due to the traffic slump. 12G will head into Enola Yar... (more)
