Heading back for a refill NS 1111 leads coal empty 893 west across southern Indiana.

Soon after the eastbound coal drag, the eastbound manifest overnighting from Portsmouth, OH finally arrived and I headed east back through Welch and waited for her departure. About 30 minutes late... (more)

With only a few minutes of sunlight left... NS 4000, nicknamed the “SonicBonnet” by railfans, cruises over the Des Plaines River with an intermodal bound for the west coast.

One of my favorite spots all day: Welch, WV. If this place doesn't scream coal country then I don't know what does. Here, NS #4087 crosses over McDowell Street and the Tug Fork River just west of ... (more)

Continuing further, we catch NS #4087 at Big Four Tunnel No. 1 outside of Big Four, WV. The railroad dips and winds its way through the valley followed closely by U.S. Route 52 and Elkhorn Creek h... (more)

NS AC44C6M 4000 leading 13R heading south past the UVA Hospital. For late afternoon Southbounds this is the best photo location in town. The day prior i caught a very dirty 4004 also on 13R. This ... (more)

"Outdoor Recreation" Under the guise of outdoor recreation, I decided to take the beautiful afternoon as an opportunity to get out of the house and enjoy a hobby. After all, those wh... (more)

NS 239 passes over a low bridge in Missouri City.

A westbound NS Intermodal passes through Liberty during a sudden snowstorm.

Eastbound NS 285 with the 4141 up front has just crossed the Ohio River as it arrives in Louisville with a short seven car train. The 4141 was formerly Dash 9 8934.

Norfolk Southern 4109 (AC44C6M) shoves an empty coal through the bridge at Clear Spring Ranch in southern Colorado.

Late afternoon intermodal train passes the depot and train museum in Cornelia, GA.

A newly rebuilt AC44C6M leads P27 long hood forward towards the wood mill in the early evening.

Blue Ridge Southern's W84 job makes the southbound run to Lake Julian with the first cut of 45 coal cars for the Duke Energy plant at Skyland. These trains are on borrowed time, with Duke making ... (more)

A newly rebuilt NS AC44C6M with a sharp coat of paint leads an intermodal train east into Ravenna, OH, as some snow still lingers from a "far-too-early" snow storm.