Three F Units have no problem moving the three-car Special toward Roanoke.
The 4270, 4275, and 4271 easily have the office car special doing full track speed on the flat run between Sheffield and Decatur.
Northbound OCS from Sheffield, AL to Morristown, TN. CT Tower in the background.
The NS F-units make their first daytime trek through Alabama as the OCS heads toward Chattanooga and points east, having left Sheffield early in the morning.
The NS OCS pulls past CP Max in Cleveland before backing into Rockport yard for the night. Some of the passengers are checking out the view while "under" the wire.
The clouds rolled in and it had begun to rain just before the arrival of the NS OCS near downtown South Bend, IN.
After learning that the westbound OCS wouldn't make it past Toledo we hit the road to try to get a shot somewhere. We landed at a country road crossing near Martin, OH or MP 274 on the NS Chicago... (more)
NS Office Car Special 951 rounds the curve into Portsmouth, Ohio. Did I get wet? Very. Was it worth it? Yes.
In the tradition of the Powhatan Arrow, NS 4270 charges through the rain north of Portsmouth, Ohio.
The Norfolk Southern Office Car Special meets a northbound freight in Circleville, Ohio.
I converted this shot to B&W. It was more fitting than a color shot with the old F units and the depot replica.
The morning light shines on this special guest to the Pocahontas Division. This was a welcome site on a line dominated by coal trains.
The OCS special highballs New Carlisle with a clear signal straight into Ashland Ave.
An eastbound stack train snuck up on me, making it a bit of a challenge to shoot the OCS.
At last light, the OCS backs down into Rockport where she will tie down for the night.
