Wearing the Conrail Blue of its predecessor, NS 8335 leads the movement of the 4 former Rail Cruise America F units. RPCX 1010, RPCX 2020, RPCX 2010 and RPCX 1010 units head north towards Altoona ... (more)

After shooting the OCS down in Altoona, I made my west up the mountain to shoot it yet again, this time coming out of the tunnels under the town of Gallitzin. This spot isn't great in the winter a... (more)

A touched up NS 1070, the Wabash Heritage Unit, departs the town of Altoona for "AR" in Gallitzin to wye the train to then head back towards Harrisburg and points beyond. It was rumored ... (more)

“Tuscarora OCS”
After a month-long southern vacation, Norfolk Southern’s office car train, seen here westbound at Book’s Farm (near Mexico, PA), is deadheading back to Altoona. T... (more)

In May of 2015 Norfolk Southern’s Juniata Shops painted EMD SD60E 9-1-1 into a special livery honoring our country's first responders. The locomotive is leading train 956 on its maiden run from ... (more)

Norfolk Southern special move to Strasburg, Pennsylvania.

Last Masters. On their last time leading the OCS to the Masters at Augusta, the NS F-Units run south down the Southern's R-Line just past the small town of Johnston, SC.

Not only the signals are endangered, but the F Units too? Rumors are swirling!

NS OCS glides through the interlocking at CP Bright enroute to Kansas City

The Memory Remains

The NS OCS climbs west through Horseshoe Curve, passing the remains of the second derailment on the curve for July. Thankfully, it seems NS learned their lesson an... (more)

The Wrap-around

The NS Office Car Special pulls west out of Altoona, wrapping around Horseshoe Curve a bit after 11 am.

Ponies and Patriotism

The NS Office Car Special descends the Horseshoe Curve just after 10 am on a damp summer morning.

NS 956, the empty Norfolk Southern OCS back to Altoona, Pa, screams northbound through Athens, Tennessee, in perfect late afternoon light. There's hardly any places on the NS Knoxville west end th... (more)

The Norfolk Southern business train, complete with A-B-B-A covered wagons, rolls east through South Bend, Indiana after an 06:00 departure out of Ashland Avenue Yard in Chicago.

NS 956 eases across a muddy and swollen Susquehanna River on a June morning. The Rockville Bridge is one of the largest stone arch railroad bridges in the world and was built by the Pennsylvania R... (more)