A BC Rail GE C40-8M "Barn" leads NS 147 up the hill at Kings Mountain,KY.

From head-end to rear-end we watch the daily run NS 147 (Cincinnati,OH-Birmingham,AL) seem to be in no hurry as the train departed the Chattanooga Terminal territory, and is on the single track ma... (more)

On a fairly busy morning at Norfolk Southern's Debutts Yard NS 15T stretches across the east-side yard lead heading toward receiving track 12, as a trio of BNSF motors belonging to NS 147 (Cincinn... (more)

Not So Dried Up Yard The daily run NS 147 (Cincinnati,OH-Birmingham,AL) is pulling 30 cars for the conductor out of the east side yard lead and on to the 0 track at Control-Poin... (more)

Southbound Norfolk Southern manifest train #147 slows through the Water Tank Road grade crossing as it prepares to take the siding at CP "Talley", milepost 58 of NS's Atlanta North Distr... (more)

Just 2 miles into its journey to Birmingham, NS 147 crosses the first of many trestles along the CNO&TP with a pair of SD70ACu rebuilds.

NS 147 climbs Erlanger hill with ease in Crescent Springs, KY.

The Chattanooga bound NS 147 is crossing the first of many trestle along its 337 mile journey from Cincinnati.

In the nice, early morning light, 147 rounds the curve and ducks under the signal bridge at Oakdale.

Here's one of the more exotic consists I was able to capture during my early days of shooting around Roanoke. NS 147 heads west through Shawsville behind a typical NS leader, followed by CNW 4551 ... (more)

With a Storm a brewing NS 147 passes by the Northern Kentucky Water District tower.

Junk Yard Fest After making its long journey south on the CNO&TP we see NS 147 power sit idle unassigned on the Chattanooga Diesel Shop west thoroughfare with a pair of recently purc... (more)

As three fellow railfans line up their shots, 147 comes blasting out of tunnel 24 with a nice set of foreign power. Shown in the photo are fellow Railpictures contributors Mark Ragan and Gabe Pass... (more)

Heading west and approaching Porter Junction on the Norfolk Southern Chicago Line near control point 482.