While every railfan in the state of North Carolina was off chasing 611, a group of us went after a more modern heritage unit, NS 8098. The blue ES44AC is seen here on the point of 154, headed for ... (more)

A scene that used to be common, now not so much.

NS 8098 pushes hard a freight train up the Pokey toward Bluefield Yard.

Posed in perfect light on home rails.

Conrail Revisits the River Subdivision

On a gorgeous Summer morning, hotshot UPS train Q008 had a special leader in the form of NS 8098, the Conrail heritage unit. Since CSX re... (more)

NS train 154 eaes into Atlanta, Georgia from Birmingham with the "Conrail" ES44AC 8098 in the lead while passing over Parrott Ave.

The Conrail heritage unit leads train #174 north out of Macon towards Atlanta on a beautiful spring day.

After 215 clears in the siding at foss, NS 174 with the NS 8098 Conrail heritage unit, takes off quickly to make up lost time as they head to Chattanooga, TN.

With the Conrail heritage engine leading under deep blue skies, NS 174 rolls by South Yard at Henderson on the way to its swap out at Jefferson Street in Atlanta, where a North End crew will take ... (more)

With the Conrail heritage unit in the lead, Linwood, NC bound 172 is seen pulling through downtown Central, SC on a rainy Easter Sunday night.

NS 135 flies in to Claremont behind "Big Blue" during Winter Storm Jonas. The town is covered in a blanket of white between snow showers, and she makes a really nice contrast against the... (more)

Conrail heritage unit leads an NS mixed train westbound about to cross the Indiana - Illinois state line on the last day of winter.

The Conrail heritage ES44AC leads eight other units on a rather lengthy 112. This train will end up on the CNO&TP and take the Louisville District over to Kansas City, Missouri.

Westbound helpers roll through Keystone, bound for Farm to assist the 194 into Bluefield, with the Conrail heritage on point.

The remains of winter storm Jonas have Ridgecrest under a blanket of fresh powder as 135 completes its climb up the Blue Ridge on a beautiful winter afternoon.