NS 65R westbound tank train with the original NS heritage unit leading

The Central of Georgia Heritage Unit, leading 65R, is about to leave the North East Corridor and enter the NS Port Road Branch at Perryville, MD

The empty oil train 65R, has finally caught up with train 37M ahead of them on the outside Chesterton slowing this hotshot down. This 65R west of Elkhart was making screaming time with little traf... (more)

An empty oil train for the BNSF at Cicero Yard in Chicago, IL, passes thru CP 412 at Goschen, on the east side of Elkhart. This train has 2x1 distributed power setup, with NS 1051 in DP mode. CP 4... (more)

Finally after many lost chances and opportunities, I get my chance to catch NS 8114, the Original NS heritage unit at Hammond leading an empty oil train westbound.

65R is seen here working towards Western Avenue to deliver to the BNSF. This is an empty oil train bound back for the Dakotas for loading. The NS heritage unit lead this empty unit train in 2x1 DP... (more)

With a moderate rain coming down , a empty oil train splits the signals at mp 142. With NS Interstate Heritage engine in the lead!

Another train of empty tank cars heads west to be reloaded. The train is running on Norfolk Southern's Royalton Branch, which shares the same right-of-way as Amtrak's Keystone Line between Middle... (more)

Now an almost daily occurrence, a daylight 65R races up the Port Road Branch with a string of new white tank cars in tow.

NS 65R make it's way back to the oil fields of North Dakota for more Liquid Gold. It's seen passing Mifflintown Station in Mifflintown, Pa. MP 153 on the NS Pittsburg line!

Westbound at mp 142 , with empty oil train with two Heritage engines on train.

The Penn Central and Illinois Terminal Heritage units lead NS 65R around the World Famous Horseshoe Curve.

A pair of heritage SD70ACes lead empty oil train 65R around the curve at Cassandra. The Penn Central heritage unit is right at home leading over what was once PC trackage.

The DL&W heritage unit leads the way as empty oil cans roll west across the Water Level Route, splitting the soon to be replaced NYC bracket masts at CD 309.

21Q to the right; this shot almost didn't happen...