217 Westbound past the CPL at Sprigg, at the junction of the Alma Branch, which is now used for storage for TopGons awaiting scrap.

Led by C40-9W number 9048, Norfolk Southern train 217 rolls along slowly as it departs Pomona Yard in Greensboro, North Carolina on February 1, 2014.

NS 217, westbound into the curve at the 414.9MP in heavy snow.

The NS 217, led by 2 new CN ES44AC units, enters the Pomona Yard and passes by 10 cars that it will later add to it's train and continue north/east.

The NS 217, led by 2 new CN ES44AC units, heads east out of Pomona Yard after picking up 10 additional cars.

A pair of old GE's that look like they've been through it all lead 217 Westbound through Sprigg.

Hotshot 217 breaks the silence of the night at Big Four Tunnel #1. Leading the way is the Delaware, Lackawanna an Western heritage unit, NS 1074. A big thanks goes out to more)

After waiting for 262, 218 and CSX cross traffic the 217 finally gets their turn through Fostoria.

Catching a small patch of sunlight, NS's Lackawanna heritage unit leads hotshot No. 217, as the train snakes into the yard at Bluefield,W.Va., with the freshly washed unit proudly displaying its s... (more)

NS 217 roars out of Gen Alum Tunnel with a load of hot doublestacks.

Two consecutively numbered Dash-9's(Nos. 9108 & 9109), lead hotshot intermodal train No. 217 westbound out of the twin Hatfield Tunnel portals in beautiful afternoon light, as the train nears the ... (more)

NS SD60E 6910 leads 217 west through Hammond past a vintage NKP signal.

When I heard the horn on the other side of the tunnel, I knew I was in for a treat. I was rewarded with with this lone GP38-2 pulling a work train going home for the Christmas holiday.

NS 217 is right on time desipte bad wind and snow conditions to the east.

With a former CR leader, NS Greensboro-Chicago train 217 brings double stacks off the single track at Lunbeck.