Listening to SD40-2's shove a train up the mountain at sunrise is a great way to start off any day. Huge thanks to Darryl Rule ... (more)
The helpers on this eastbound coal drag are in full dynamic as they are in the teeth of the 2.1% grade of "The Slide'. Weather conditions were very interesting as the sun was shinning while a sudd... (more)
What a class I SD-40 does best. Two venerable 40's push a westbound intermodal between Irwin and Jeanette. What a classic locomotive!!
And, looking the other way, the trailing helper, NS 3344, finds a little pocket of sun as it passes milepost 251 across from the Station Inn.
A pair of SD40-2's bring up the rear of today's 11A.
Woke up earlier than needed to shoot the "40's" in the fog.
Helper sets gather at the Cresson Engine Facility to get some TLC before going back to work, helping trains up and down the mountain.
Two black NS SD40-2's push hard on the rear of 21G to shove it over the hill.
NS 3344 and a partner shove Steel slab train 69J west with Fall colors starting to come ablaze.
Eastbound helpers on Train with NS 9206
Tied down waiting for pick up on 99 track.
NS 3344 tied down waiting for pick up.
This set of 4 helpers works east through Pitcairn Yard.
