In those days the daily local usually showed up and often had to meet someone giving great slide opportunities.

NS's D91 local, led by an admiral cab SD40-2, picks up speed after working the Frito Lay plant in Homer, Illinois.

The local is in the siding by the old section foreman's house switching Light Milling. Unfortunately Light seems to be another customer who has left.

A large crowd gathers, waiting patiently at the Natural Tunnel State Park as train T50 out of Frisco pulls the NS 3501 and the NS 911 out of the Natural Tunnel for the annual Railroad Days event. ... (more)

A large crowd of young and old gather in anticipation to see Norfolk Southern's first responder unit. However, both 911, and 3501 faced mechanical issues at Glenita, so T50 was called in from Fris... (more)

The flowers should probably adorn the unit in honor of what is almost undoubtedly the greatest locomotive model og the late 20th century. The term iconic could not be used more appropriately.

Switching Light Milling our familiar local is getting cosy with the property of the preserved 1857 Section Foreman's house. Local kids enjoy the thrill of standing over the freights as they speed... (more)

NS T74 rolls eastbound through this rural scene at Glenita, passing by a make-shift apple tree market.

NS T74 brings coal loads toward the Frisco yard with the CSX Copper Creek Viaduct looming overhead

NS 3221 and 3222 roll a short eastbound T74 Frisco local through Duffield.

NS T74 works eastbound through Speers Ferry with consecutively numbered SD40-2s leading a short train. The trees are still slowly beginning to turn with only spotty color change so far.

NS's Frisco Local gets underway out of the siding at Yuma with four plastic loads for Loudon Plastics. After being stuck in the yard while a 5 train meet took place in the siding, they are finally... (more)

Local switches a local industry with some nice landscaping.

B40 in the hole for #228