A brand new SD70ACU leads NS P99 a intermodal train bound for Charlotte's intermodal yard. In fact this locomotive is not even a month old as it was rebuilt in early August 2016. Form what I have ... (more)

NS 119 came by Belmont today with a standard cab D9 leader and a friendly crew.

NS 119 comes through Belmont with a standard cab D9 leader. Get these while you can cause as we know they will be converted to AC44C6's.

NS 5642 and SOU 2601 was not the only railroad equipment sitting side by side up at the NCTM today. Southern 2923 then after a nasty crash became SOU 6900 was sitting beside New Havens Pine Tree S... (more)

Southern Serves the South and the Norfolk Southern safety train in this shot. The safety train is a cool learning tool for first Responders to use. They turned box cars into class rooms witch I th... (more)

A meet at Lowell and some old Southern intermediates. NS 172 puled up and stopped at Lowell NC because he did not have a signal yet at South Fork. After 213 came by South Fork 172 got a signal at ... (more)

NS has been releasing there standard cab SD70's and SD60's I knew one was going to come down here. And today it did. the last time I saw one was last year and with a friendly crew NS 119 comes by ... (more)

An SD80MAC and a beautiful church steeple comes to mind as NS 119 rounds the big sweeping curve at Cramerton. This locomotive is unique to the NS roster because it started life at EMDX 8000 then w... (more)

NW 611 is pulling the NCTM's passenger trains and I got it here at the Barber station. It looks really good by the old station. And a thanks to everyone at NCTM for making this happen.

So after the events of Monday July 18th, 2016 that left the P&N with no locomotives to use. Well P43 the local took care of that. And let the guys at the P&N use there locomotive for today. And I ... (more)

You know a train is very late when the dispatcher says to AMTRAK and says I know your late but NS 211 is extremely late Then he said you will follow him all the way to Charlotte. So a 10+ hour lat... (more)

NS 119 came by Belmont with a standard cab D9 leading get these while you can cause they are going to be gone from NS in the near future.

A consist that you don't see to often. So I get a text from a friend saying a SD80MAC was leading 213 so I said I can't pass this up. He also had 2 standard cab D9s running elephant style.

With storm clouds building in the sky NS 119 comes by Belmont NC with a up SD70M leading.

NS 213 comes under the southern intermediates at Lowell, NC. As you can see here we got three generations of GE locomotives there was a D9-44CW, ES44AC, ET44AC all in the consist.