Near dark, the NS 4001 DC to AC unit leads the 747 north through Mayodan.

NS 747 nears Roanoke as it knocks down the CP at Starkey with the DC to AC conversion units trailing 5th and 6th

NS 747 rounds the curve in Boones Mill with the DC to AC conversion units trailing 5th and 6th

NS 747 comes into Roanoke with the DC to AC units 4000 and 4001 trailing 5th and 6th. This is where I capped off the chase and called it a day after chasing it from Rocky Mount.

Heritage units leading on the Pittsburgh line is common to see in 2015, as seen with 747 being led by the Nickel Plate heritage unit on a gorgeous Spring morning

NS 8002 leads 747 through Leetsdale with the Reading Heritage unit trailing.

Coal empties returning from North Carolina to Shire Oaks, Pennsylvania

"ROCKVILLE DELIGHT"
747 with NS Heritage 8100 the Nickel Plate leads empty hoppers across the Susie Q north of Harrisburg on its way back to the mines of Western Pennsylvania... (more)

Empties from Bellews Creek, NC on their way back to to Shire Oaks, PA, behind the Nickel Plate heritage unit.

Empties from Bellews Creek, NC proceeding to Shire Oaks, PA, crossing the Susquehanna River near sunset behind the Nickel Plate heritage unit.

NS 747 exits Alleghany Tunnel with the Reading Heritage Unit leading the CNJ Heritage Unit

The Nickel Plate Heritage Unit leads empty coal train 747 on the NS Pittsburgh Line at Perdix, PA, just west of CP BANKS on a beautiful Spring afternoon.

The NS 1067 Reading leads the NS 747 north through Rocky Mount on a dark and rainy day.

The last rays of light are shinning as the NS 747 heads north with SD70ACE 1095 on the point through the fields near Maugansville Maryland