NS V71, the local out of Crewe, VA, rolls through the CPL signals at Womacks as it heads toward Patrick Henry for pickup

As I rounded the bend in my car, I was met with P23 setting some cars out in a siding. NS 3496, an Operation Lifesaver scheme SD40-2 leads the local on this cloudy morning. I quickly jumped out an... (more)

I have no idea who drew wrote in the grime of this unit, but regardless, it's been on this unit for about a month now without washing off. That's quite impressive... Anyway, this 6 axel giant sta... (more)

After missing it a few days prior, I ended up catching P23 on one of the days where it had the OLS unit leading. It’s shown here backing into the NGK plant in Mooresville NC, with NS 3496 in cha... (more)

NS 3496, an SD40-2 wearing one of the iconic "Operation Lifesaver" paint schemes, returns to Barber junction after it's 6 hour long route on NS train P23. It's shown here pulling onto th... (more)

An Operation Lifesaver SD40 leads T88 across the Tennessee River to drop cars on the old Chattanooga Traction spur.

The power on NS T35 reverses through a small pocket of light while running around its train of loaded woodchips on the lead to the Royal Blue loadout on the old Southern Railway Jellico Branch.

Norfolk Southern Operation Lifesaver SD40-2 3496 was originally built as Burlington Northern BN 7120 in 1978.

The daily Linwood to Hickory road local rolls up Yadkin Hill with a classic EMD lineup on the point.

A triplet of veteran EMDs, that include an SD40-2, GP60 and a GP38-2, lead NS 12X through the crossovers at North Wye, just north of Danville, Kentucky.

A triplet of veteran EMDs, that include an SD40-2, GP60 and a GP38-2, lead NS 12X through the roller coaster at Gradison

In the NS GM yard at Roanoke, empty autoracks are being shoved back to the loading ramps while the NS 3496 sits idling awaiting its next assignment.

After switching the sprawling Steel Dynamics plant near Butler, Fort Wayne based local L96 splits the searchlights at Spencerville on the former Wabash behind a pair of freshly repainted SD40-2's.... (more)

On their return trip to Fort Wayne, L96 eases to a stop outside of Grabill to wait for a meet with an eastbound mixed freight. A few horses size up the much larger and more powerful 3,000 horsepow... (more)