NS 1067 leads a hot shot roadrailer train east towards Peru on a muggy summer evening.

With the summer sun beaning down on central Illinois, the final eastbound NS roadrailer to operate, flies towards Springfield with the Nickel Plate Road heritage locomotive up front.

With the last of NS’s iconic roadrailer trains on their way out, the final eastbound train, NS 256, is seen flying through the tiny town of Lanesville. What better sendoff, than having Nickel Pl... (more)

A rebuilt NS AC44C6M leads the RoadRailer under the abandoned CNW line to St Louis just outside of Springfield, IL.

Final Hours... It's the last week of roadrailer operations for Norfolk Southern; the iconic and once innovative service is slated to be replaced by conventional intermodal equipment next week. ... (more)

These Roadrailer trains are pretty cool. Here 256 pulls into the siding at Tolono to meet 2 west on the NS Lafayette District. Amazing how long this service has hung on. Guessing the equipment agi... (more)

The eastbound Roadrailer #256 slowly pulls into Decatur for a crew change. The train is seen here between Moser and Wabic. The train has been chasing 20T across the Springfield Sub, but passed him... (more)

Eastbound Norfolk Southern #256 Roadrailer climbs out of the Rock Creek sag just east of Rockfield, IN shortly prior to sunset, 10/24/23. The good Lord blessed me with parting clouds, a setting su... (more)

Eastbound NS 256 passing through New Waverly, IN just after sunset, 09/18/23.

Old school spartan cab EMD SD70 leading an eastbound NS 256 Roadrailer passing through Rockfield, IN at 60 mph track speed.

Norfolk Southern 256 Roadrailer basks in the evening glint light during its eastbound journey on the former Wabash RR east of Lafayette, IN.

Eastbound NS 256, led by NS Reading Heritage unit #1067, outruns the mid afternoon storm front west of New Waverly, IN on the former Wabash RR line.

With almost 13 inches of snow on the ground, NS 9347 slows for the sharp turns before it crosses the bridge into Illinois with a monster roadrailer train in tow.

Eastbound roadrailer pulls out of the 12000 foot siding at Holliday on the NS Springfield-Hannibal District. The train is about 20 miles east of Moberly in eastern Missouri. This is the route betw... (more)

NS 1012 pulls train 256 eastbound.