Heading into the siding at Nickel, A pair of NS Heritage units blast by my viewfinder just west of Valparaiso, Indiana.

The Illinois Terminal unit passes under the signal bridge at MP 9 of the Fort Wayne Line.

What a difference paint makes! They are the same SD70Ace model but the one on the left looks a lot better.

The Illinois Terminal heritage unit pilots 16E east through the village of Stryker, and past the depot that once saw daily service from New York Central passenger trains.

On a hot, late summer day, NS 60T blasts across the Vermilion River with the Illinois Terminal and Conrail heritage units in command.

The Illinois Terminal and Conrail heritage units team up to power an eastbound steel coil train bound for Weirton, WV across the Maumee River swing bridge.

NS 866 (Portsmouth, OH - Indiana Harbor) holds in the Nickel siding in Valparaiso. The Illinois Terminal and Conrail heritage units have the honors on this sunny evening. Taken from the Route 49 o... (more)

866 departs the siding at West Knox, continuing its westbound journey with two of the Norfolk Southern's stunning heritage units.

Just west of Hibbert, Indiana, the Illinois Terminal and Conrail heritage units are easily making 50 MPH with their loaded coal train.

NS's Illinois Terminal heritage unit sits just east of Valparaiso with 866. The Conrail heritage unit trails.

After a wait for two eastbounds in the Peabody siding, NS heritage units Illinois Terminal 1072 leading and Conrail 8098 trailing works hard to get the loaded coal train 866 back up to speed.

Illinois Terminal 1072 and Erie 1068 pass during the July 4tn locomotive parade.

Norfolk Southern's Illinois Terminal heritage unit is celebrated with fireworks as she backs onto the turntable.

If you saw the NS "spin around the turntable" video, here's the "making off" shot. Casey Thomason and a company videographer record the scene while spinning 360 degrees.