On a cold, dark and somewhat snowy December evening, Norfolk Southern SD40-2 #6173 still wearing it's non horsehead paint scheme, leads Train D91 eastbound in the siding at Tolono, IL. preparing t... (more)
NS D91, with an ex-Conrail SD40-2 as power, is switching the Frito-lay plant in Sidney, IL at sundown.
D91 heads west into the setting sun past a row of abandoned code poles.
D91 works Frito-lay east of Sidney in the setting sun. Sole power is a veteran Conrail SD40.
NS local D91 heads west through Homer as it passes the Bunge Grain elevator.
NS SD40-2 1635, one of only ten high hoods remaining, speeds through Philo with the D91 local in tow.
The snow has finally begun this afternoon and D91, the NS Tilton-based local, is not messing around with today's duties. They are seen here at *almost* track speed with a single SD40-2 and hoppers... (more)
NS's D91 local, led by an admiral cab SD40-2, picks up speed after working the Frito Lay plant in Homer, Illinois.
The NS local out of Danville, IL, begins to pickup speed after meeting 55I at Sidney. The train is heading over to Tolono to do work, where this local will turn and head back east.
NS local pulls into the siding at Tolono to work. This job will have a couple stops on the west side of Tolono, then will run around their train and head back east.
NS local is running around their cars at Dawn, the west end of Tolono. The conductor is out of position after making a rear end setout in town, so he waits while the engineer make a few moves on t... (more)
