The NS Nickel Plate Heritage unit leads the Nickel Plate 765 steam engine out of Bellevue yard as it heads back to Indiana.

When I made plans to see family in the Carolinas during a break in flight training, it completely slipped my mind I was going to be in the area during and after the Masters tournament. It also sli... (more)

After stopping just before the town of Johnston for a reason unbeknownst to me, NS 955 slowly picks up speed again as it passes through the small town on its way to Columbia.

After a long 25MPH journey from Augusta, NS 955 creeps through the fields of Hibernia during the last couple minutes of golden hour light. Sporting the masters colors, NS 8099 (southern) and NS 10... (more)

The Masters Special returns to Altoona with the Southern and Virginian engines leading.

2 hours after leaving Augusta, NS 955 Slowly moves up the R line, running under a 25 MPH speed restriction the entire way to Columbia. After coming to a brief halt in downtown Ridge Spring, they p... (more)

NS 955, the Master's Golk Tournament OCS rolls through "uptown" Charlotte, NC passing CP Gateway with the Southern 8099 leading the Virginian 1069

Norfolk Southern Office Car Special 955 hammers south towards the Masters Golf Tournament passing through another Pennslyvania small farm town.

The NS OCS heads around a sharp curve at the station in Culpeper, past some nice spring scenery, on its way to Augusta, Ga. for the Masters Tournament.

The OCS, on its way to Augusta, GA. rolls through a nice house or rather compound, on its way south. Almost looks like a nice G Scale layout from this angle!

The NS OCS heads across the Potomac River en route to the Masters Tournament past some early spring foliage with a double heritage combo leading under some threatening skies.

955 has taken a brief stop between Graniteville and Warrenville, allowing a chance to get a shot of the logo on the rear of NS1 - "Virginia".

The NS OCS train with the Southern and Virginian heritage unit lead the way out of Salisbury towards Augusta, GA for the 2025 Masters Tournament.

Two and a half days after leaving Altoona, Masters OCS 955 rolls into Augusta. The train had a 16 hour stint at Linwood, NC waiting on a crew and then made a quick run to Columbia, SC, where it w... (more)

Rectortown Rumble: NS 8099 and NS 1069 lead the annual NS Masters Office Car Special Train eastbound along the NS B line through the plains of Rectortown, Virginia.