Happy Thanksgiving 2012! Today I am thankful for a few original paint Conrail blue engines remaining in mainline service. NS 5424 sits in Shenandoah a beautiful holiday morning.

NS 1023 rests in front of the NW heritage unit, NS 8103, on a beautiful morning in the Shenandoah Valley.

Running long hood forward, the Harrisonburg crew exits Shenandoah and heads for Elkton.

Nearly 6 months since it was last seen in Shenandoah yard, NS 5825 makes another sighting in Virginia.

NS 9578 leads the night's work in the back of Shenandoah yard.

Ex-CR NS 6723 leads the 37Q southbound towards Shenandoah.

NS 8807 snakes its way through the Shenandoah yard and by the station on beautiful morning. The crew would sit in this position for several hours waiting to for the pressure to rise.

NS 5075 sits off the main after working the night before.

NS 8717 works its way into the yard on a beautiful Sunday morning after clearing the signal at Junior Avenue.

A rough looking NS 8717 leads the grain train out of Shenandoah on a beautiful winter morning. Hard to believe no pictures exist of this engine on RP as long as this motor has been around.

After waiting for the morning grain train to pass, NS 9477 leads a short train out of the yard and towards Elkton, VA.

NS 9275 returning back to its load of trailers after 16T couldn't go any further at MP 99.2. Dispatcher asked 202 to provide a helper push in order for 16T to get up the grade and through the slee... (more)

NS 9435 returning back to its load of trailers after 16T couldn't go any further at MP 99.2. Dispatcher asked 202 to provide a helper push in order for 16T to get up the grade and through the slee... (more)

On the evening of January 14, 2011, C&O 614 left Vardo yard at approximately 7:35 behind NS 8792. With a 25 mph speed restriction, the train didn't arrive in Shenandoah until 3:15 in the morning. ... (more)