An NS 60E and two D9W's lug a heavy 173 through Gastonia as they have just passed Ranlo and crested a grade here.

A standard cab D9 leads hot shot intermodal train 213 as they make the journey south to Atlanta. This picture was taken just after they entered a big curve here.

With broken up clouds NS 119 comes by Belmont with a 1081 a SD70ACe leading.

NS 119 has been having the heritage units lately. This one had the conrail heritage unit. He even had a XCONRAIL D8 leading this one 8314 is the first one that NS owns.

N759 make's it's way across a road crossing at the outskirts of Mount Holly.

NS 119 comes by Belmont with a trio of D9s.

Sitting tied down at the North end of Duke siding in Mount Holly. Loaded Loyall, KY coal train T722 awaits a fresh crew to take it to Marshall Steam Station. Reminiscent of the times when Riverben... (more)

NS P99 with a SD70Ce leader comes by the Southern signals at Haydock. You might want to get trains by these signals soon because there replacements are right behind me. And in the near future this... (more)

It was defiantly worth the 2 hour wait to get 119 today. He had 2 SD70's your lucky to see 1 on a fright now let alone 2. But that is slowly changing now that NS is pulling them out of storage. In... (more)

NS P43 heads south through through Cramerton on a beautiful fall afternoon. XSOU high hood 5230 looks right at home as they run LHF. They are heading south to Gastonia, NC to work an industry on t... (more)

750 loaded Belmont coal drag rolls through a sorta out of the way spot in Belmont, NC. Just behind me this spot used to be where 5th street extension crossed the NS main. But that has since been r... (more)

NS 118 rolls through the curves in Cramerton and pass the 392 MP.

What would National Train Day be with out a little railfaning. So on National Train Day 2017 NS 119 comes by Belmont, NC with some UP power leading. UP 4693 an SD70M leads another UP unit and 3 ot... (more)

NS 2516 a standard cab SD70 leads 204 this morning. Oh and to look at the nice looking Carolina sky not a cloud in it.

212 makes it's run north under the signals at Lowell and a clear blue sky.