Slope Push: NS 7246, an EMD SD70ACU, helps shove doubled up empty coal train NS 595 up the mountain and toward Horseshoe Curve as it begins its steep climb up the mountain.

N&W Squared: NS 8103, the N&W unit, sits in the siding at CP Arcadia, located about 30 miles north of Roanoke, as it waits for northbound train NS 12Z to roll through. Of note, the N&W is on its ... (more)

Horse on the Loose: NS 1832 leads loaded Delaware grain train NS 44M east through Gallitzin, PA, as the train is about to enter the tunnel. On the right side of the frame, a PRR Caboose can be se... (more)

SO Stacks: NS 4498 leads hotshot intermodal train NS 257 west around the curve in South Fork, PA as it is about to knock down the control point and switch over from track 2 to 3.

4 PM IV: AMTK 164, the freshly painted phase IV heritage unit, heads west, leading the capital limited through Gaithersburg, MD having just left its station stop in Rockville, MD.

NS 1055 leads empty coal train NS 591 west through the small town of Summerhill, PA, on a warm June afternoon.

Lilly Lust NS 1065, the S&A Heritage Unit, lusts up the grade on the west slope of the Pittsburgh line through Lilly, PA, as the heavy manifest train behind heads toward the yard in Altoona.

South Fork Savannah: NS 1065 leads manifest 10G up the hill and around the bend in South Fork, PA, located 10 miles east of Johnstown.

Horse Training: NS 5642, the Training First Responders GP38, heads east from Roanoke, as the engine heads a special 92G move with the research/geometry train in tow.

State of the Union: NS 4114 leads loaded oil train NS 64T through Mount Union, PA over the Juniata River as the long oil train snakes around the bend on the Middle Division.

Shenandoah Buffction: CSXT 3337 leads manifest M372 east through Shenandoah Junction as it passes a group of fellow rail buffs.

Stoned Back: NS 1008 brings up the rear of manifest 38G as the train heads over the Arch Stone Bridge that traverses over the Conemaugh River.

The Road South: NS 8100, the NKP Heritage, leads intermodal 25A south through Shenandoah Junction, WV, as the hotshot heads south toward Atlanta.

Middle Manifest: Local manifest C42 heads west through Mill Creek, located at PT 198, after having returned west from its daily work in Lewistown and the sand plant in Mapleton, PA.

Shenandoah Steam: CN steam engine 5288 heads north through Shenandoah Junction, WV on a special move, as the engine heads back up to CN in Canada, after having been at the Tennessee Valley RR Muse... (more)