NS 8101 sits under the sunset at the Marshall steam station in Sherrills Ford NC, after coming off of NS 744 earlier that day.

Two CP motors sit head to head in CSX's Pinoca yard in Charlotte NC, after getting there on one of Chicago's tanker trains. One an EMD SD70ACU, and the other a GE AC44C6M.

What one night of hard work can do... The day before this photo was taken, NS 238 hit a switcher head on and derailed. all engines came off the track alongside over 10 well cars. After just under... (more)

ES40DC 7646 and AC44C6M 4024 pull a string of cars forward at Old yard in Spencer NC. As the sun sets over the horizon, it casted a fiery orange glow on anything reflective.

ACWR 271 and ACWR 270, (ex NS OCS), visits the queen city for the first time since it's fresh new paint job. I hate the NS sold these, but i'd be lying if I said they didn't look pretty.

Aberdeen Carolina and Western's new toys... Ex-Iowa Pacific 100, a veteran E9A unit, sits patiently in Linwood yard to be brought onto Aberdeen Carolina and Western lines. Partnered with a B unit ... (more)

CSXT 444 switches around some cars in Pinoca, before eventually building up CSX I037's train on this frigid cold winter morning.

NS P23 finishes it's work at Innospec Active Chemicals, and is shown here headed down the spur and back to their train, which was parked on the mainline. (Train is moving away from me in this pict... (more)

Atlantic Coast Line 501 is an EMC E3 diesel locomotive built in November 1939 for the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. ACL 501 was a sole EMC E3 survivor, but was rebuilt as a E6 before being sold of... (more)

Running an odd 2x1 lineup, a southbound HRT train leaves Bowersville and heads out towards its final destination of Dewy Rose, GA. Snaking through the hills of Royston GA. HRT 4556, an Ex-CNW GP9R... (more)

After running from Toccoa GA early in the morning, HRT 5130 and HRT 3000 sit with their engines off on an industrial track in Eastanollee GA. HRT 5130 is an Ex-Southern locomotive, which was then ... (more)

HRT 3044, ex-Rio Grande, sits next to the rear of a southbound Hartwell train. HRT 4556, ex-CNW, brings up the rear of the southbound train, posing for a photo before heading on southbound.

After a long trip, the crew finally ties down their train in Dewy Rose GA, putting an end to their long day out on the rails, and putting an end to our 3 hour long chase.

CSX B651 snakes it's way through the curves on the Clinchfield loops, with BNSF 7243 brining up the rear.

Local train NS E39 moves at a snails speed over Yadkin trestle after stopping 4 times on it's return trip, it's seen here finally making it on the final stretch to Linwood, the crew probably exhau... (more)