A long, empty Norfolk Southern coal train (NS 431) departs the Savatran transloading facility in Mount Vernon, Indiana, on September 28, 2017. Power for this train is NS SD70ACU 7294, SD9043MAC 7... (more)
The Savannah and Atlanta and Conrail heritage units (NS 1065 and 8098, respectively) head for Luther Yard in North St. Louis for servicing. In a few hours, they will return to their coal train and... (more)
NS 8105 The Interstate Heritage Unit a waits a new crew to take it on up the NS Brooklyn District.
NS 8105 The Interstate Heritage Unit Waits for a crew at Pontoon Road in Granite City Illinois. This train is posed next to the local Big!Lots which just so happens to have nearly the same colored... (more)
After the crew has just left the train, 431 sits at Pontoon Road, waiting a few hours before it heads north later in the afternoon.
Two DPUs on NS empty coal train 431 prepare to push northbound out of Granite City. The NKP heritage unit, NS 8100, is the interior DPU. This train actually sported two heritage units: the Nickel ... (more)
NS auto train 145, rerouted due to a derailment, slams by NS coal train 431 at Granite City, IL. 145 was only 8 cars long tonight, and I almost got both the head end and EOT in the same exposure. ... (more)
The Penn Central heritage #1073 serves rescue power as NS 431 along with NS 1017 as they ease into Litchfield, Illinois as train #301 with engine #9120 flies past them towards Saint Louis.
Power from NS 431 heads north to help out another coal train.
A westbound coal drag has just knocked the "distant" signal to "Cloggsville" down as she is about to cross The Cuyahoga River on the old NKP viaduct that crosses The Cleveland Flats.
On a beautiful winter day a westbound coal drag glides across the old NYC&STL viaduct better known as The Nickel Plate Road.
