NS 264 thru the Swamp

Uncle Pete Visits The Southern Tier. On November 2, 2021, Union Pacific Railroad GE ES44ACs 7526 and 7864 led Norfolk Southern Corp Train 22K as it approached the crossing at Kennedy Road i... (more)

Norfolk Southern train 310 (Elkhart, IN - Binghamton, NY) works its way southbound as it passes through the swamp at Rattlesnake Hill near Swain, NY.

Norfolk Southern SD80MAC 7216 cruises down the main after getting the green at the Swains CP as it leads manifest freight 309 westbound towards Buffalo.

One of only 29 SD80MAC's on the Norfolk Southern roster leads NS manifest freight 309 as it eases to a stop at the Swain control point on the Southern Tier. Spring greens are just starting to show... (more)

Norfolk Southern 28N gets on the move through the Swain siding on the Southern Tier Line in New York. The drone gives a great vantage of the hills ablaze in the late-fall color at the end of a bea... (more)

Due to signal work up the line, NS train 28N was stopped at CP Swains for over an hour. Just after 4pm, the train got the clear to continue East.

NS 28N slows to a stop signal at the Swains Control Point on the Southern Tier Line. Fall colors have finally turned the hills into beautiful shades of orange and brown.

Locomotives:
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The PRLX SD70ACe that was patched into C&O paint leads NS 36T past farm houses and last year's corn fields as it approaches Swain.

Locomotives:
PRLX 4834 SD70ACe
NS 6951 SD60E
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Some intrepid individuals have modified the paint scheme on this ex-CSX SD70ACe, now owned by PRLX and on lease to NS. Rather than black paint and the PRLX reporting marks, it now sports the C&O l... (more)

NS 957 better known as the "Erie Limited" is seen traveling east on the Ex-Erie Southern Tier mainline at Swain, NY with NKP 765 leading the way. This had been the first time since the 8... (more)

NS 957 better known as the "Erie Limited" is seen traveling east on the Ex-Erie Southern Tier mainline at Swain, NY with NKP 765 leading the way. This had been the first time since the 8... (more)

Too bad the lily pads have grown in so thick, would have been a nice reflection as 38T rolls thru the swamps at Swain on the NS Southern Tier Line.

CP 270 holds at CP SWAIN as CR train TV-201 passes.

NS 310 heads East in heavy falling snow, just below Swain Ski Slopes. I was waiting for my daughter to finish her skiing lesson when I heard 12T calling signals and ran down to the grade crossing,... (more)