NS 179 with appropriately shiny and clean NS 6920 "Honoring Our Veterans" unit up front is seen southbound just south of Rohan at Hinton, Kentucky. One of Kentucky's infamous one lane suicide roa... (more)

Under overcast skies the NS Honoring Veterans unit leads NS 179 south over the old CNO&TP.

The Veteran's unit rolls south through Blanchet, KY under threatening skies.

The Veteran's unit rolls south through Erlanger, KY under a classic Southern Railway signal bridge. The depot in the background now serves as the Erlanger Historical Society Depot Museum.

A trio of EMD SD60-series locomotives leads a southbound mixed freight down the AGS.

Nickel Plate Road (NS) 8100 makes its first trip down Norfolk Southern's 1st District. This beautiful locomotive is crossing the first of three large trestles on Erlanger Hill just south of the Ci... (more)

Cincinnati Union Terminal looms in the background as 179 builds their train at Gest Street Yard, led by the Nickel Plate Road heritage unit. Casey Thomason photo, copyright Norfolk Southern Corpo... (more)

NS Southbound Freight Train 179 passing through Attalla, AL.

NS Southbound Freight Train 179 passing through Attalla, AL.

Under a bright blue sky NS 179 hurries its consist west towards Dayton.

NS 179 knocks down the signal at Troyton.

NS 179 is seen southbound on the approach to the Ohio River Bridge at Cincinnati as seen from Ludlow, Kentucky. Bellevue Hill Park can be seen above the locomotives and the tall building to the l... (more)

A local motorist pays no attention to the NS 179 creeping up to the signal to wait for a crew change, even though it has an Operation Lifesaver engine trailing.

With a little autumn showing itself NS 179 heads south at Parkers Lake.