Just a few weeks after being repainted and pressed into "OCS" duty, NS 1069, the Virginian, is working as the rear DPU on train 12G. The train arrives into Altoona under full sun, provid... (more)

Norfolk Southern nanifest train 12G passes through Brackenridge, PA and the ATI Locomotive Shop.

Morning Rush: Just after sunrise, manifest 12G works its way down the slide past AR tower, as a coating of snow has dusted the area in the past few hours.

After being damaged during a derailment in Atlanta, GA, NS 6220 arrives in Altoona for repairs. The SD33ECO is a rebuilt EMD.

Eastbound manifest 12G drops down into Altoona with a trio of Dash 9s. With AC traction becoming the new norm on NS, its hard to find a solid set of DC powered locomotives.

A pair of SD70ACu locomotives, both facing east, shove hard on 12G as the finish their uphill battle over the west slope. The full interlocking of "CP-MO" is in view, showing off the new... (more)

Just as the sun rises over the mountains NS train 12G passes under the Pennsy signals at Tipton.

NS AC44C6M 4158 leads 3 other NS units on a loaded trash train down off of the summit of the Pittsburgh Line

New face of the Helper Sets, SD70ACU 7232, pushes on the rear of 12G up the grade towards Gallitzin, PA

NS 15T creeps towards the gateway of the Lurgan Branch in order to head south on its long journey to Norris Yard in Irondale, AL. Amtrak's Harrisburg station, part of its Northeastern Corridor, s... (more)

NS 12G, a manifest train bound for Enola, crosses the arch bridge across Sherman Creek finishing the last leg of its journey as it nears Harrisburg. The small town of Duncannon rests in the backg... (more)

With its train stretched out along the Tipton straightaway, NS 12G charges east toward the MP 225 detector and signal bridge in town.

NS 12G rolls slowly under the MP 254 signals at Lilly, PA with specially-painted NS 4000 up front.

NS 4000, one of the specially painted DC to AC locomotives, brings NS 12G by the MP 286 signals east of New Florence, PA.

The iconic Pennsylvania Railroad color position light signals have stood on the Pittsburg Line since the days of steam and have seen four railroads. Sadly, they are all being replaced in favor of ... (more)