The Southern heritage unit leads manifest NS 12Z north on the Roanoke district by one of the surviving CPL’s along the line. NS is in the process of slowly replacing these.
Lilly Lust
NS 1065, the S&A Heritage Unit, lusts up the grade on the west slope of the Pittsburgh line through Lilly, PA, as the heavy manifest train behind heads toward the yard in Altoona.
The Southern heritage unit leads train 12Z through Arcadia, VA on a warm summer morning. The green of the engine blends pleasantly with the rolling hills of the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.