I'm not a fan of the Dash 9, there are two exceptions the standard cab and the original NS OLS scheme. Today's 375 climbs the 1.7 % Erlanger Hill grade with a Standard cab Dash 9 leading. Get them... (more)
After working the New Yard on the opposite side of town, local J11 brings their covered hoppers back up the "north side" and await permission from the CSX "FG" Dispatcher to cr... (more)
A Rail train Xtra heads west approaching Wisdom Way
After a brief crew change, a late 211 continues south toward their terminus of Hotlanta. The train is about to duck under the East Jefferson Street bridge.
The quietness of downtown Bessemer City, NC, gets broken by the sound of a fast stack train with a duo of standard cab GEs leading the way.
Doing its best impression of an ALCO NS 8888 leads 375 west across southern Illinois.
NS U40 heads through downtown Appalachia, VA with four locomotives and 40 loaded coal cars. The train will go to the signal at Big Stone Gap, VA where the U40 crew will swap out with an NS 386 cr... (more)
NS 213 rolls by the Charlotte skyline on a perfect October afternoon.
NS 97Q rests in Kannapolis. The crew was still on board, I assume waiting for a ride. The train was originally supposed to head down to the single track between Junker and Haydock, but the mainlin... (more)
A three-train meet (they're all moving) as Amtrak 514 shoves GG-1 4859 to its temporary home west of Harrisburg's station, to allow track maintenance in the terminal area. The 4859 and the PRR ca... (more)
NS 995 northbound light unit power move charges north through Price, NC on the morning of 10/1/16. In tow are three Dash 9s, SD70 standard cab, SD60E, and two SD60Ms all except the 60E showing si... (more)
Montreal-Enola Canadian National #528 is heading toward Rouses Point NY at St-Jean.
NS 8877 leads 180-22 east towards downtown Columbus as CAMY 01 waits to open up at Camp Chase.
As the day comes to an end, NS 201 glides by the CPL at Shuleen (still standing, for now!) as it continues west into the sunset.
NS 119 heads south at Belmont with a interesting consist. He had a D9 standard cab leader a SD70M a SD60 and 1625 a XNW high hood SD40-2.
