After holding for two eastbounds that had to cross over from track 2 to 1, NS H68 yards it out to get their 130+ car train moving over the hill. A former Conrail SD80MAC leads the charge into the ... (more)
A trio of 80 MACs in original Conrail colors lead a short, overpowered westbound C47 through Lilliy, Pa. It appears an SD40-2, in Conrail blue, and another pair of 80MACs in NS black bring up the ... (more)
Just Another Day on the JobNS 7200 was waiting for the switch to be lined an locked, having just stored a cut of its train in the ROSE yard (left) while a new crew comes on duty for... (more)
Coal Empties and CansEmpty coal unit train NS 539 had been split into three cuts at some point earlier in the day to get it out of the way of higher priority moves. With those out o... (more)
MAC Attack!!!! 11V had SD80MAC 7200 leading. Who doesn't love a nice MAC in the snow!? 7200 dives into the curve coming out of East Palestine on its journey West.
After swapping crews NS 156 departs Columbia northbound on the R line headed for Linwood NC with SD80MAC on the lead
NS 156 passes Cayce SC with a nice SD80MAC on the point headed for Linwood NC
On a beautiful day out in the Blue Ridge Mountains NS 195 took my brother and I by surprise. As it rounded the corner at Shawsville Va and made it's way to use we quickly realized it was a ex Conr... (more)
"SD80s Resting in Cresson"
An Ex-Con under the Cheddar Curtain! For whatever reason, SD80MAC #7200 has found it's way to the head end of a northbound CN manifest as it throttles up to make the final short pull from Byron Hi... (more)
The last 562 coal train to use the old route to Shelocta slowly makes its way to the power plant on some ancient jointed rail.
Two majestic SD80MACs lead an empty hopper train across "Six Arches" while crossing over from 1 to 2 at CANNON...
A pair of 80MAC's drift under the new and old signals past Alto Tower. Won't be long now before these icons of the Pennsy disappear.
NS 80MACs 7200, 7209 and 7205 shove the rear of a coal train that just came off the mountain into Altoona Yard. Leading the train are 7212 and 7205.
