Luckily for me, the rear of 172-18 has just cleared as 173-19 throttles up for the short but steep 1.00% climb out of Peachtree Creek. Anecdotally, the Conrail SD50's seemed to lead a lot of trai... (more)

The last active Conrail SD50 on the NS roster was 5424, it worked some of it's last days in the Atlanta area and is seen on the Chamblee to East Point transfer job, P26 as it strolls through the O... (more)

The last true Conrail unit I photographed on NS. When I moved to Atlanta in 2000, there was a lot more Conrail and a lot less skyscrapers behind the Atlanta Waterworks smokestack.

And like that NS 5424 gets marked up for its future model design

The last SD50 to become a SD40E awaits its demise and become 6357

Conrails last days A full 13 years after the merger the days of Big Blue are over.

The very last original Conrail painted unit left on the Norfolk Southern roster leaves the city of Atlanta behind. This unit will be going to Altoona within the week.

The very last true blue, NS SD50 5424 leads today's Precious26 as it makes it's way from Chamblee to East Point.

The very last true blue, NS SD50 5424 leads today's Precious26 as it makes it's way from Chamblee to East Point.

NS SD50 #5424 leads train P26 through Atlanta on its Sunday run from Chamblee to East Point while classic Georgia thunderheads form in the evening sky. 5424 is the last of the Conrail SD50's in o... (more)

The last NS unit in CR paint (excluding the heritage unit) sits between runs in Chamblee. The paint looks pretty good overall but of course there is a bit of deterioration around the margins. Re... (more)

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.

A vanishing breed of locomotives is seen as the sole unit on NS train 053, smoking it up through Olmsted Falls as it heads west towards Chicago.

NS 5424 roars towards Inman after waiting for three trains at Mecaslin St. Today this train no longer runs, since it was generally coming south from Greenville with just a handful of cars, todays ... (more)