NS P61 screams up the hill past Five Row with a hefty train in tow, leaving a cloud of sand in its wake.

Spring is definitely trying to make an appearance in the air on this beautiful late February evening as an ex-BN SD40-2, now serving the NS, brings daily local P61 thru Conover.

P61 crossing the Catawba River on a beautiful late winter day.

NS P61 arrives into Statesville in golden afternoon light, passing a long abandoned freight shed.

NS road local P61 screams through the roller coaster at Elmwood with a NPBL geep on the point.

A Norfolk, Portsmouth, & Belt Line lettered geep leads Linwood-Oyama road local P61 through the signals at West Barber on a beautiful Spring-like day in the Piedmont.

NS P61 roars up the hill by "Five Row" with the typical consist of old EMD power. Some of the 80 SD40-2s acquired by NS from HLCX in 2013 and 2014 have the headlight placed in the nose, ... (more)

"Run 8 n' sand", as they say. The steady throb of 2 stroke 16-645s grows into a roar as NS P61 climbs the grade with a massive train in tow.

After cresting the hill at Five Row, NS P61 notches down and prepares to diverge onto the S-line toward Asheville, passing a tied-down 66E ethanol train in the Old Spencer yard.

NS P61 (NS 5123) sits stalled out on the hill at Five Row, due to engine failure with the 3rd motor, while NS PL05 "Salisbury Switcher" (NS 562) shoves past heading to Linwood Yard to dr... (more)

NS P61, a train that almost always has old EMD power, has a wide body leader in charge today.

P61 roars up the hill with a rather ragged looking SD40-2 leader.

With the signal replacement project in full swing, these iconic Southern Railway bridges are soon to be doomed. Here we see train P61 rolling under the Church Street signal bridge.