With the town of Claypool as a backdrop, the OCS heads east on a crystal clear fall day.
After a brief delay for a meet with a grain train at Camden, the OCS is back up to track speed as it crosses Seven Mile Creek south of Somerville.
The NS OCS 951 is just a couple hours out of Chicago on it's way it's to Georgia.
The NS OCS heads east for Fort Wayne on the NS ex NKP Chicago line before turning south head to Georgia on the NS New Castle district.
NS OCS coming off the CSX at Butler Street.
The NS F Units finally make a trip over the other Chicago connection....
NS's cab-units finally make it through southern Ohio in good light seen here around 4:30 along Seven Mile creek north of Hamilton, Ohio.
Running about an hour late, NS 951 heads east through Claypool on its way to Ft. Wayne.
It's a beautiful fall day in Northern Indiana as the NS OCS runs eastbound on the ex-NKP Chicago District at MP 408 or just east of Claypool, IN. If you look close you can even see the moon just ... (more)
While spending the day railfanning the west slope a nice surprise shows up as the NS business train pops out of the Gallitzin tunnel headed somewhere west. A nice sight on an otherwise gloomy day... (more)
Just east of Jacksonville, NS 4271 stretches her legs on the run to Decatur and beyond.
Train 961 runs over state highway 106 in scenic Pike County Illinois.
Shortly after departing Moberly, Norfolk Southern's executive special rounds a curve approaching Madison, Missouri.
The NS OCS works east through Lagro past an old factory first thing in the AM.
NS Office car special running north on the NS ex Wabash on it's way to Detroit after a short stop at New Haven, IN on a gloomy morning.