One of the few remaining high hood SD40-2's on the Norfolk Southern roster is paired up with a Ferromex SD70ACe on a Meridian,MS bound work train seen here crossing the Coosa River.

NS 945 slowly pulls up to Mecaslin Street to tie down for the night after a quick run down the Greenville District. It's nice to see a SD40-2 leading a train, but a High Hood makes it even better.

NS 945 slowly pulls up to Mecaslin Street to tie down for the night after a quick run down the Greenville District. It's nice to see a SD40-2 leading a train, but a High Hood makes it even better.

A very rare sight here, Norfolk Southern SD40-2 High Hood #1625 (former N&W, 1 of 11 on the active NS roster) along with FXE SD70ACe #4051 is seen here leading NS work Train 945 Westbound into the... (more)

NS high hood SD40-2 Nº1625, built in September 1973, is one and the first of an 11 unit order from N&W, the following N&W SD40-2 purchases came with standard issue 81" low noses. This small eleve... (more)

Lucky Friday the 13th! As if catching NS 153 earlier in the day with a blue ex. CIT SD90MAC leader wasn't good enough, NS 945 decided that it wanted through it's ticket into the pot of best... (more)

A very rare sight here, Norfolk Southern SD40-2 High Hood #1625 (former N&W, 1 of 11 on the active NS roster) along with FXE SD70ACe #4051 is seen here leading NS work Train 945 Westbound through ... (more)

A very rare sight here, Norfolk Southern SD40-2 High Hood #1625 (former N&W, 1 of 11 on the active NS roster) along with FXE SD70ACe #4051 is seen here leading NS work Train 945 Westbound through ... (more)

Norfolk Southern work train #945 passes through Heflin,AL behind NS SD40-2 #1625 and FXE SD70ACe #4051 making for a fun chase across west Georgia and eastern Alabama. There are only 11 active high... (more)

NS 945 takes the siding at Taylor with a rare high nose SD40-2 leading a Ferromex SD70ACe shortly after sunrise. It's only the second week of January but this may well be the consist of the year o... (more)

Train runs at track speed through Heflin in the far eastern part of Alabama.

Train 945 winds its way through the curves at Lovick, Al.

Train 945 rolls through Brompton, Al running on approach signals following not far behind 27A

Train 945 cruises across the Coosa River with one of only 11 high hood SD40-2's still remaining on the NS roster.... This is certainly going to be one of the best consists of the year and we're st... (more)

With an unheard of consist for the first quarter of 2017, NS 945 waits it's turn in Atlanta, Georgia at Mecaslin Street for the Alabama Division East End District after arriving from Greenville, S... (more)