At sunset, the engineer on train 348 notches out his three Dash 9 variations to begin his run down the remaining mile of the Piedmont Division and up the parking lot known as the Atlanta North Dis... (more)

With a fresh crew on board, NS 348 starts up at Mecaslin Street, just south of Peachtree Station (the current Amtrak station) in Atlanta. This crew will have a mile or so of smooth running as it f... (more)

NS #348 (Linwood,NC - Chattanooga,TN) creeps through Howell Interlocking with a trio of borrowed CSX GE's.

NS 348 climbing up the Yakdin Hill away from Linwood Yard with the PRR heritage motor leading the way.

After dropping off nearly half its train up the line at Baldwin, 348 soars through the small town of Lula on NS's Greenville District.

UPs Southern Pacific heritage SD70ACe leads a Linwood,NC - Chattanooga,TN manifest through the junction at Austell.

NS #348 flies down the Braswell Mountain grade and splits the doomed Southern Railway intermediate signals with UP SD70ACe #1996 on the point.

After a slow 175 crawled the mountain at Rockmart, GA, the famous train of the day came flying down the grade into Rockmart. With a last minute set up and trying not to fall off the side of the hi... (more)

After battling traffic through Mableton to Austell Jordan and I manage to pull in right as 348 pulls around to the split for the North District.

NS 348 slowly pulls around to Parrott Ave. in Atlanta, GA. Leading the way is the beautiful UP#1996 Southern Pacific Heritage unit.

Not the Dallas one would expect to see the Southern Pacific heritage locomotive at, UP 1996 rounds a curve as the train starts up after meeting Triple Crown train 251 at Oak. The "Daylight"... (more)

NS 348 comes around the corner into Mableton, GA with the UP#1996 Southern Pacific Heritage unit leading.

Union Pacific's Southern Pacific heritage SD70ACe leads NS 348 through downtown Mabelton after a lengthy stop in Atlanta. After building the train in Chamblee, 348 changed crews at Mecaslin Street... (more)

UP 1996 leads the NS 348 through Rockmart, GA in some perfect evening light. Bonus points to the person who spots the railfan.

Sunshine on a cloudy day: Union Pacific's Southern Pacific heritage unit sits on the point of Linwood-Chattanooga NS train 348, tied down at Mecaslin Street in Atlanta awaiting a new crew. ... (more)