NS OCS glides through the interlocking at CP Bright enroute to Kansas City

The Memory Remains

The NS OCS climbs west through Horseshoe Curve, passing the remains of the second derailment on the curve for July. Thankfully, it seems NS learned their lesson an... (more)

The Wrap-around

The NS Office Car Special pulls west out of Altoona, wrapping around Horseshoe Curve a bit after 11 am.

The coach train rolls eastbound through the farm fields in Union, IL. Burlington Northern 1 (EMD F9A) leads five F Unit set, trailing are the Burlington Northern 2 (EMD F9B), Metra 308 (EMD F7A), ... (more)

The Norfolk Southern OCS passes under the now extinct MP 318 signals in Geroges Station PA. This trip the OCS is headed to St. Louis via the Pittsburgh and Chicago Lines.

Five F-units lead the coach train through Johnson's siding east of Union for Diesel Days. This is possibly the craziest consist I've ever seen at the IRM.

The Norfolk Southern executive F Units are among the various diesels sitting in the yard at the Juanita Locomotive Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This is one of Norfolk Southern's primary diesel ... (more)

Five F-units lead the coach train past Spaulding Tower and into station track 2 at IRM. Only here during Diesel Days can you see five Fs together on a train!

BN 1, BN 2 and BN 3, the A-B-A set of Burlington Northern Executive wagons, lead the coach train on this beautiful afternoon.

Wagons east! BN 1, BN 2, METX 308, MILW 118C and CNW 411 power the coach train at Seeman Road.

NS local C90 comes around the Horseshoe Curve with the 4 NS executive F units and one business car in tow. The local operated as a test train of the F units between Altoona and Johnstown and retur... (more)

With low hanging clouds and fog still overtaking the tracks on the west slope, the Office Car Special races uphill towards Altoona shortly before 7am. The train is coming back from a week long tri... (more)

A variety Vermillion Valley Railroad locomotives (all leased from Indiana Boxcar Corporation) was found in Foster, Indiana, on September 29, 2018. IBCX F9A 4210 (ex-Erie Mining) is in the foregro... (more)

The Norfolk Southern office car special train heads east around horseshoe curve

The NS F Units take the big curve at Torrance on the Pittsburgh Line. Heading to St Louis with 12 cars