An SD70ACe and C44-9W lead the way as the U86 crew brings an empty Norfolk Southern coal train from Gilbert to the Affinity Mine for loading. The train is now on the Winding Gulf Branch that follo... (more)

After meeting 283 & 27A here at control point RPM, NS GP60 #7107 & ET44AC #3609 drag P78 onto the single main headed back to Hayne Yard in Spartanburg.

NS E50 has the Reading Heritage Unit leading as they run in the middle of a three train northbound parade on CSX's Aberdeen Sub in Raleigh.

E50 passes the County Line block signals while pulling down the siding to Clegg to meet a pair of Piedmont trains.

Splitting the Automatic: NS 3010 pulls ahead while NS 3394 remains coupled to the rest of NS H02's train near M&M Mars in Hackettstown, NJ. As I recall, this maneuver was done utilizing the... (more)

NS 4604, BNSF 3285, & BNSF 3324 lead westbound empties.

NS ET44AC #3601 shoves NS 12Z through the control point at Kinsey, at the north end of Troutville siding tucked off in the trees. Kinsey is one of many control points on this stretch of the valley... (more)

NS 202, with NS SD70ACC #1800 leading solo brings around 25 empty spine cars around the curve at Azalea, splitting the S134.8/9 block signals. This cut of cars is what could not fit in the siding ... (more)

Winter in Central PA NS 61T, a trackage rights sand train over the Nittany and Bald Eagle, returns just before dusk, street running on Washington Ave.

While waiting on the CP business train elsewhere, there was discussion of the 1065 leading #183 and how, possibly...maybe...timing would provide them passing eachother in Selma. Waiting on said b... (more)

NS 23G heads west on Conrail Lehigh Line Track #1. Behind the leader are SD70ACC NS 1824 and AC44C6M NS 4409. The leader and 3rd unit were rebuilt from C44-9W NS 9346 and NS 9196 in April 2022 and... (more)

Coal empties rumble by a soybean farm on its way to the new Warrior Blue Creek mine

NS 28R not far out of Atlanta, swings around the curve at South Tyger on the Lyman-RPM single track.

NS 6343 & NS 6088 bring NS P78 to a stop at Caldwell, as the conductor prepares to get down and throw the hand throw switch to enter Hayne Yard. P78 is a nightly freight transfer from Hayne to Gre... (more)

Coal country morningsā€¦ Running on approaches behind U87, who just shoved a loaded train off the Cub Creek Branch, U86 struggles through Lincoln as fall colors make an early appearance along t... (more)