Several hours of track work that shut down both mains forced several crews to go on the law before they reached their destination. NS P60 was one of those trains, and was forced to tie down at Chu... (more)
Fall is finally in full swing in the Carolinas as Norfolk Southern local P61 begins their trek out of Linwood yard. The trio of veteran SD40-2s sounded great lugging up the grade, and looked even ... (more)
A deadhead move of the Amtrak Autumn Leaf Special with Amtrak "Phase I" heritage No. 156 leading heads northbound over the Yadkin River just south of CP "Duke". The train was already moving at a g... (more)
NS 348 begins their routine of working the old Spencer yard. The train ran out of Linwood yard with NS 9060 running long hood forward, and after completing their work they would turn the lead engi... (more)
Endangered Species: With JLS churning out SD60Es faster than ever, the standard cab SD60s are dropping from the roster like lead balloons, and have become some of my favorite locomotives to shoot.... (more)
Ex. Southern GP38-2 high hood 5123 leads P61 with the typical Sunday assortment of power. With the exception of the SD40-2 sixth in the consist, the power was a variety of four-axles.
An Ex. Burlington Northern SD60M "triclops" leads NS 158 out of Linwood Yard at CP "Lee".
348 with 3 units that appeared to be fresh out of the paint shop lead 348 out of heavy rainstorms and into the first rays of sunlight seen all afternoon.
NS 11X, with an Ex. Conrail SD80MAC leading, passes a tied down 93Q and proceeds through CP "Junker".
Southbound Piedmont number 75 waits at the Salisbury station for traffic further south to clear up. A southbound stack train had pulled a drawbar on the single track, resulting in quite a tie-up d... (more)
Originally built for the Chicago & North Western, this now-UP owned C44-9W leads NS train 172.
The N&W 611 thunders by CP "Lee" at speed.
My first time seeing the Norfolk & Western 611 ply the rails was an experience that I'll never forget. After chasing the mighty "J" on her test run from Greensboro, NC and back, I caught... (more)
A trio of nearly new CN ES44AC's lead Knoxville-bound 135.
Northbound grain on a beautiful spring morning.
