Southbound OCS deadhead move pounds the diamond where the AGS crosses the Alabama & Tennessee River line up to Guntersville (former L&N/NC&StL).

Southbound office car special deadheading to Meridian, MS. This is the first time that the NS F-units have traversed the AGS North District between Chattanooga and Birmingham.

The 4270 leads the OCS ferry move into the siding at Portersville, as viewed from the front yard of an abandoned farm house.

NS A-B-A F-units and three business cars sit in the siding at Valley Head, awaiting a meet with a northbound freight. The OCS is deadheading to Meridian, MS.

NS 955 passes CSX W860 as it departs Chattanooga.

The NS OCS rolls east through Lakewood, OH, on a beautiful August afternoon.

NS 4270 leads the Derby train back from Louisville as the sun begins to set on the CNO&TP.

The NS OCS train glides into Williamson Yard on its first trip across the Pokey.

A closeup view of the NS F unit 4270. The unit gets some finishing touches before its next OCS run from Altoona.

With rain falling, the NS OCS winds its way through the Canisteo River Valley on the Southern Tier between Cameron Mills and Rathbone, NY.

236 miles to Jersey City. After just missing a shot in Elmira, we jumped ahead to scout out a planned spot in Owego. We got some blue sky, expect it was over the train and not over the sun.... (more)

The NS OCS splits the signals at Summerville as a group chickens go about their business on this northeast PA farm.

With sunset in less than an hour shadows have already engulfed the town of Nicholson as the NS OCS glides over Tunkhannock Viaduct on its way south to Harrisburg and Roanoke.