NS intermodal train 216 is northbound near Georgetown, KY as it passes through a relaxing Central Kentucky farm scene on its trek to Cincinnati and eventually Chicago.
Strasburg's Chris Zahrt prepares 2-6-0 #89 for its service pulling the "half-hour" passenger train at while in the background 4-8-0 #475 moves down to the station area for its first passenger trip... (more)
The day after a heavy and wet snowfall blanketed the coalfields region of southwestern Virginia southbound CSX freight Q696 crosses Route 652 at Nora, VA on a bridge that still shows its Clinchfie... (more)
Early on a August Friday morning Strasburg's former N&W M-class 475 switches the freight yard at Strasburg after returning from the NS interchange. No. 475 and crew have just spotted another biodi... (more)
NS track geometry train 904 works up the Wentz branch seen here nearing the load out at Wentz as it passes through the close confines that are so typical of coal country branch lines.
Reading & Northern's Sunday 'Mountain Job' heads up the Mahanoy & Shamokin Branch at East Mahanoy Junction bound for Locust Summit.
An overview of part of RJ Corman's Lexington, KY yard with a mix of older EMD power and freshly painted MOW equipment.
Early on an August morning Strasburg's former N&W M-class #475 heads back for the transloading yard at Strasburg with two loads from the NS interchange just out of view to the right. In the foregr... (more)
It is shortly before 7am in Strasburg, PA on a beautiful August morning as the fireman on #475 climbs back into the cab prior to departing for the NS/Amtrak interchange at Leaman Place Junction. T... (more)
After making a round trip to the NS interchange in Reading R&N's Reading Turn is seen here working the car shop track at Port Clinton. The driveway leading to the Reading & Northern headquarters h... (more)
NS northbound autorack train 288 rolls through the rural Kentucky countryside north of Georgetown on a beautiful summer morning.
Under a beautiful blue sky NS eastbound loaded coal train 76J crosses Jackson Pike near Harrodsburg, KY with the NS' Reading heritage engine leading.
A pair of TPW GP40s sporting the RailAmerica paint scheme roll an eastbound freight along Highway 24 near Gilman, IL. With the recent news of Genesee & Wyoming acquiring RailAmerica, scenes such a... (more)
A warm and muggy summer evening on the north end of the former Clinchfield Railroad at Dungannon finds a northbound empty grain train splitting the intermediate signals at Osborne's Curve with new... (more)
Westbound employee special train #975 passes the west end of the center siding at McCarr enroute back to Williamson on day two of the 765's specials out of Williamson.
As seen from the front door step of Nenni's Department Store in downtown Matewan NKP 765 leads an NS employee special eastbound toward Ought One. In today's world of 'big box' retailers it was ref... (more)
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's #765 leads NS employee appreciation excursion train #975 as it eases out of the Devon Tunnel and onto the west leg of the wye at Ought One as it prepares f... (more)
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's beautiful #765 leads a deadhead move through Prichard, WV at track speed on day two of its move from Toledo, OH to Williamson, WV for a weekend of pulling ... (more)
NKP 765 leads its deadhead move through Nolan, WV and by the classic N&W signals still in service here en route to Williamson, WV. The 765 crew has a N&W 'hooter' whistle from a N&W Y6a class engi... (more)
The Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society's beautiful NKP 765 pops out of Tunnel 4 at Crum, WV leading a deadhead move to Williamson for a weekend of pulling employee specials. The engine was car... (more)
Day 2 of the deadhead move of NKP 765 from Toledo, OH to Williamson, WV is getting underway out of the yard at Portsmouth, OH and by a waiting eastbound loaded export coal train. The engine and tr... (more)
NS' Central of Georgia and Pennsylvania heritage engines bring up the rear of lite power move 961 as they cross the Pigeon River at Newport, TN en route from the heritage engine gathering at Spenc... (more)
NS' Erie heritage SD70ACe works as the DPU on an empty Georgia Power coal train as it rolls through Tacoma on the outskirts of Coeburn, VA and passes by a work train's sharp looking NS caboose (#5... (more)
NS's New York Central heritage SD70ACe leads an eastbound coal train across U.S. Highway 23 at Weber City on a foggy Saturday morning en route to Georgia with another load of Southwest Virginia co... (more)
With his NS pilot standing in the gangway TVRM engineer David Pugh whistles for the State Street crossing in downtown Bristol on a dreary summer morning as TVRM's 630 is leading a deadhead move to... (more)
Its a rainy summer afternoon as mine run U5K with NS 8025-1065 struggles up the steep grade through Banner just a few miles east of Coeburn, VA with a long string of loaded NS system coal hoppers ... (more)
TVRM's 630 goes about some switching activities in East City Yard in downtown Knoxville in order to be coaled for weekend employee specials to Alcoa while eastbound empty Georgia Power coal train ... (more)
NS deadhead move 957 rolls westbound by the Lick Creek Christian Church at Piney Flatts, TN enroute from Roanoke to Knoxville for a weekend of pulling employee excursions.
NS deadhead move 957 rolls westbound by the west end of the siding at Washington enroute from Roanoke to Bristol and eventually Knoxville. Huge kudos should go out to the folks at TVRM/NS for maki... (more)
A local resident enjoys a cool and rainy evening on his front porch swing and catches a glimpse of westbound NS deadhead move 957 as it rolls through Marion, VA with TVRM's 630 leading the way. Hu... (more)
Westbound NS Bristol-Knoxville deadhead/excursion train 958 rolls through downtown Johnson City after stopping to pick up passengers just out of the frame to the right. NS' Savanna and Atlanta her... (more)
NS 387 westbound just about to enter Natural Tunnel at Glenita behind five heritage engines (Erie, Reading, Lehigh Valley, Conrail & Southern)
With Southern/NS 8099 leading, NS power move 961 crosses the Pigeon River at Newport, TN enroute from Spencer, NC to Knoxville, TN (to stage these locomotives to get back into the revenue coal ser... (more)
NS power move 961 crosses Douglas Lake in the late evening sun at Leadvale, TN enroute to Linwood, NC with the final six EMD heritage engines released earlier in the week from Muncie, IN. The heri... (more)
A pair of NS EMDs lead a westbound empty hopper train through the classic N&W signals at Wills.
Eastbound NS export coal loads roll along the New River at CP Robinson behind a pair of EMD products.
A rainy spring morning in East Tennessee finds a set of lite engines eastbound on the Knoxville & Holston River RR east of downtown Knoxville heading to switch a transloader customer.
CSX's Kingsport (TN) yard job works with a pair of GP40-2s on a warm summer morning. In the background are a pair of GEs about to tie up after an overnight turn to Erwin and back.
Metrolink 896 sits at the San Clemente Pier station enroute from Oceanside to LA with a late morning commuter train.
NS' Nickel Plate Road heritage engine leads eastbound train 386 up the mainline at Frisco, TN enroute to Bulls Gap and Knoxville.
NS' Nickel Plate Road heritage engine leads eastbound train 386 across Highway 23 at Weber City, VA on a beautiful blue sky June evening.
A westbound empty coal hopper train rolls along the scenic New River at Robinson on its way to the coalfields west of Bluefield.
The stillness of a peaceful night in the mountains of Southern West Virginia is broken as a loaded grain train splits the classic N&W signals at Wills on its eastbound trek to Roanoke and points s... (more)
NS' Central of Georgia heritage unit leads NS train 386 eastbound working through the late day shadows at Irondale, VA on its trek from Andover, VA to Knoxville, TN.
Eastbound coal loads meet westbound coal empties at Bluefield, WV as NS 7573 leads it loaded coal train eastbound toward Roanoke and point east.
NS' Central of Georgia heritage engine 8101 leads NS train 386 eastbound out of Natural Tunnel. The foot bridge to the right is part of the public access afforded here by the Natural Tunnel State ... (more)
NS' Central of Georgia heritage engine #8101 leads NS train 386 eastbound as it tops the hill at Oreton, VA.
Under a clear Western North Carolina night sky a northbound CSX empty hopper train is stopped off of the crossings at Green Mountain, NC before taking the siding to meet a southbound loaded coal t... (more)
Eastbound NS train 386 passing the Red Stone Drive In restaurant at Glenita on NS' Appalachia District.
A single NS SD70ACe is working the T75 pusher on the rear of NS train 386 eastbound at Duffield, VA on NS' Appalachia District.
CSX loaded coal train topping the grade at Watkins on NS' Appalachia District in the last light of a Spring evening.
CSX loaded coal train U318 works eastbound along Stock Creek at Glenita on NS' Appalachia District.
CSX loaded coal train U318 works eastbound downhill through Jasper, VA on NS' Appalachia District on a beautiful Spring evening in the mountains of Southwest Virginia.
Eastbound Andover-Knoxville train 386 crests the hill at Oreton with a short train behind a pair of ex-Southern high hood SD40-2s.
NS westbound stack train 22A works through downtown Johnson City, TN. Click here<... (more)
A pair of brand new NS ES44ACs and a year old SD70ACe bring a loaded grain train eastbound through Harrodsburg, KY.
A westbound CSX trackage rights empty coal train works along Stock Creek at Glenita just before entering Natural Tunnel.
Eastbound NS train 386 works out of Natural Tunnel and is just about to cross Stock Creek before passing through the much smaller and man-made Little Tunnel. The platform to the left of the train ... (more)
NS conductor Clint Boyd rides the shove move of NS train U4N through the yard at Norton in the last rays of sunlight after taking a cut of coal loads to Tacoma.
Eastbound NS 386 drifts downhill through the rural scene at Wildcat with a pair of ex-Southern high hood GP38-2s.
