A trio of Norfolk Southern's Dash 9 fleet lead hot intermodal train 212 across the calm waters of the Pacolet river at Converse, SC as a Grey Heron Crane keeps a watchful eye from river level.

Just after sunset on a warm November evening, 212 is waiting for signal indication at Elm to proceed north with loads of UPS heading towards New York and New Jersey.

Led by a very clean and freshly painted UP SD70AH, NS hotshot 212 makes it's way past the control point Courtenay in Seneca, SC.

A very early and short 212 does every bit of track speed through Belmont, NC on a crisp Autumn morning.

As the sun creeps below the tree line, 212 hurries across the Yadkin River minutes before the sun went down below the horizon.

A late-running 212 finds itself crossing the Tugaloo River on a beautiful November morning. The train has just crossed into South Carolina and is one step closer to it's destination, Croxton, NJ.

After working Pomona for about an hour, 212 is ready to head north towards New Jersey after waiting for Amtrak 79 to clear Elm.

With UPS in tow, and three UP's leading, 212 pulls away quickly from Pomona on it's way to New Jersey as the sun falls below the horizon.

With minimal light left, and not knowing when he would pull, NS 212 finally pulled Pomona as the sun dipped below the horizon with a trio of UP's that came off the previous day's 226 from Los Ange... (more)

Southern Belles Invade Jersey

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Norfolk Southern 212 rolls through CP Wyomissing Jct with SD80MAC 7211 in the lead and a wave from the engineer.

Southern Belle Visits Jersey

The hotshot Atlanata, GA-Jersey City, NJ intermodal train, NS 212 featured an unusual visitor leading the way in the form of KCS 4129. Kansas City ... (more)

NS 212 waists no time getting to Croxton, NJ, as the intermodal blasts through Gainesville.

212 races northbound behind one of Norfolk Southern's "new" SD90MACs. It wouldn't take long for this one to fail, as the power was switched around in Charlotte due to mechanical issues.