After switching cars at the various chemical industries in Institute, NS J1A has returned to the Nitro Yard, sporting a very freshly painted NS 5047. Norfolk Southern has repainted several dozen f... (more)
In some occasions, the roster shot is the most effective way to show off your subject.. This former Southern gem, built in January of 1974 and originally numbered SOU 5123L sets on the Nitro tail ... (more)
A daily routine, Nitro based local, NS J1J has just arrived at local customer, AC&S. Specializing it the manufacturing of a variety of chemicals and tank car cleaning, NS J1J serves actively switc... (more)
Rebuilt in February of 2003 from N&W 4139, NS 5562 leads the southbound Nitro based local, NS J1J through the North End of Nitro Yard after returning from Special Metals in Rock Branch. The train ... (more)
The crew of the local shoves two cars that they picked up from RJ Recycling in Nitro into the yard.
After enjoying a morning of photographing trains across the Kanawha River on CSX's Kanawha and Coal River Subdivisions, I enjoyed an afternoon lunch at Diehl's Restaurant in downtown Nitro. Upon c... (more)
GMTX 9023 leads NS 380.
A northbound NS Geometry Train spends the night on the Nitro Pit Track.
It's a quiet afternoon in the yard at Nitro as local job NS J1J switches out a cut of cars for the inbound NS 380. With much of the NS WV Secondary single track, the northbound NS 381 can be seen ... (more)
With a thunderstorm building to the south, a pair of high hoods idle nose to nose on the head end of an NS rock train.
A pair of vintage high hoods idle on the head end of a rock train in the Nitro Yard.
On a cold and windy day NS 381 departs Nitro with 6663 leading and 4122 smoking and coughing up a lung.
The Nitro and Institute locals idle on the Nitro Pit on a clear and crisp winter afternoon.
NS 380 halts in Nitro to perform it's daily drop off work with an EMD veteran on the point. The Nitro local, NS J1J idles on the left side sporting a GE B32-8.. Both of these gems are increasingly... (more)
Stopped at Nitro, NS 380 waits for the NS 381 to clear the yard before making drop offs.
