Assorted power including this EMD SD40-2 are waiting for their next job in Norfolk Southern's Debutt Yard.

Today it is pretty busy in Norfolk Souther's DeButts Yard with a lot of car movement. A nice looking EMD-2 packed with 3,000 horsepower works along with a yard slug (NS #865) to build trains.

A short NS train coming out of the AO Smith yard at Granite City cutting across the UP and BNSF mains.

A very unusual locomotive leads a train out of the AO Smith yard in Granite City. This is an RP-E4C slug with a cab, occupied by the crew. I can't say I ever saw a slug leading a train before.

An ex-Conrail locomotive is seen from the Martin Luther King Jr. overpass working the small CSX yard in Thomasville, Georgia. This yard job will be busy sorting cars for the various industries su... (more)

The CSX Q007 (North Bergen NJ - Rose Lake IL) departs the Dewitt Yard on a pleasant Easter Sunday in the late afternoon.

A variety of power at the NW DeButts yard in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Nestled in the hills of West Virginia is the town of Danville, home to a small yard where CSX coal trains are staged and crews change. Two empty coal trains both with pairs of GE locomotives wait ... (more)

Altoona & Rose Yard continue to be busy spot. In a matter of 30 seconds, 4 tracks filled up with action as the helpers await their next assignment.

The local makes it's westbound move to finish for the day.

Norfolk Southern manifest freight 174 departs the NS's Gest Street Yard and gets on CSX trackage at the Hopple Street Control point for its trip north. Leading the way is one of BNSF's SD70MAC's w... (more)

The less-often viewed end of CSX's "Pride In Service" locomotives: 911, 1776, and 3194.

1635 is one of the last remaining Hi-Hoods left on Norfolk Southern's system. Operating as a remote switcher out of AO Smith in Granite City, IL. Here we see 1635's remote operator waiting for the... (more)

CSX J783 puts their train together in the Lima, Ohio yard and will depart shortly to head south towards Cincinnati.

It seems the majority of the rolling stock passing through the North Yard these days are center-beam cars full of lumber to feed the rapid development along the Front Range of Colorado.