Part of a string of power awaiting assignment at the home of the old Interstate Railroad. These days the place is far less busy and a four-axle is very rare.

Norfolk Southern local has come out from Winston to deliver interchange to the Yadkin Valley Railroad. The trim little station still has the sign from its Southern Railway days.

2 Ns train's wait for crew's to take them into the Alton & Southern.

Back when NS felt 4-axles were needed in the backwoods a large string are bringing in this mine run. Built with a tiny tank, these units got more fuel capacity from retired SD35s.

EB intermodal with the last stand of the standard cab in the lead. "Bump" on the side of the short hood is needed for electronics associated with screens in the cab.

Exhaust from the head end power is just beginning to waft out as the helpers prepare to enter. After this EB train exits the other end smoke will swirl around for a long time. The giant squirrel... (more)

NS 15R at Osmose

Loaded rock train NS J40 crosses over the trestle in Oakvale, WV along the Princeton Deepwater District.

Loaded rock train NS J40 crosses over the massive trestle in Hardy, WV along the Princeton Deepwater District.

Originally N&W, equipped with slug connections, this unit is on an EB freight.

Former N&W slug mom bringing another cut of coal to be transferred to barges.

The first "SD70IAC" on Norfolk Southern's roster leads a short stack of containers from Rossville, Tennessee on NS 288 bound for Croxton Yard- Jersey City, New Jersey. Effective March 4th, 2024, N... (more)

NS 29A coming through Dalton with the S&A heritage unit leading on a nice sunny evening.

A Macon to Jacksonville mixed freight breaks the silence in the tiny town of Arabi as it passes the 75 milepost. Before the TOP21 plan was implemented, one could spend an entire afternoon chasing... (more)

Southern Town: NS 8099, the Southern Heritage Unit, leads intermodal train ND 279 westbound into Roanoke, Virginia, as it passes the old shops.