Breaking the still of night, NS's Interstate Heritage locomotive leads more oil empties back to the Bakken oil fields.

The Pere Marquette led by AMTK 406 meets 65R in Whiting.

I was thinking due to the color challenges of this unit that it might be best captured right at Dusk. I think the results came out extremely well. Here NS 8105 Interstate Heritage sits idle on t... (more)

Norfolk Southern's Interstate Railroad heritage ES44AC 8105 leads NS SD70ACe 1006 on an empty 65R westbound tank train bound for more Bakken crude oil loading on the BNSF. Train is seen rolling t... (more)

The NS8105 rolls through Altoona on the way to ND.

The Creamsicle leads westbound 65R into CP PACK as it rounds the curve at Milepost 300.

The Interstate Heritage unit leads empty crude oil train 65R westbound with the town of Pitcairn in the background.

The view from the bluffs makes downtown Alma, WI look a bit like a model railroad. An empty oil train heads west led a the NS Interstate heritage unit.

At last light, NS 8105 roars through Fridley with empty oil cans heading for North Dakota.

Another of the hundreds of oil trains that roll through La Crosse on the BNSF. And the NS Heritage Fleet has been a frequent visitor.

Leading 11R is the "Creamsicle" NS 8105 Interstate Heritage Unit. The train is seen here exiting Vardo Yard from the Downsville Pike road bridge.

The NS Interstate heritage unit skates past the icy Pepin Marina on its maiden voyage across the state of Wisconsin hauling empty oil cans bound for North Dakota.