The Southern heritage unit leads manifest NS 12Z north on the Roanoke district by one of the surviving CPL’s along the line. NS is in the process of slowly replacing these.
With the shiny Southern heritage unit in the lead, NS 12Z passes by the CPL in Cloverdale Va on the Roanoke district.
Running on approaches, CSX M-541 creeps to the intermediate signals at Lair on the CSX CC Sub, passing its northbound counterpart CSX M-542.
NS #866 with empties for Itmann
SIBF runs northbound through CP Mount Jewett passing the CPL signals.
SIBF runs northbound through Ellicottville.
An ATSF semaphore signal waits patiently for the next day’s Southwest Chief after the passage of a thunderstorm.
Steam lifts off the rails as SIRI departs the Jewett siding heading south.
A load heads back north out of the mine with the U boat pair for power.
CSX 8619 leads CSXT L305 though the Trowbridge Diamond heading west back to the yard in Lansing Michigan.
Some 15 miles north of Dayton, OH, rests the quiet town of Tipp City along the historic, and popular to rail enthusiasts, CSX Toledo Subdivision. The line known for its elderly color position ligh... (more)
NS coal train #851 from Itmann rolls by the searchlights at 'Simon' on its way to Gilbert
A pair of NS GE's dig in with coal train #812 bound for Lamberts Point,VA passing the Virginian Railway searchlight bracket at 'Lincoln'.
CSX coal train C686 (Coal Run,KY - Baltimore,MD) rumbles under the ex C&O signal bridge at Bobbs on CSX's Big Sandy Subdivision.
A freshly repainted UP AC44 brings up the rear of NS 14Z as it shoves the train northbound by the classic CPLs at Cloverdale.