NS P61 heads westbound through the agricultural rich countryside of Elmwood, NC.
Linwood- Oyama (Hickory) local P61 begins the day's journey by tackling the grade up Yadkin Hill. On this day, P61 featured a quartet of four-axle 38-series motors, two of them being high hoods of... (more)
NS P61 (NS 5123) sits stalled out on the hill at Five Row, due to engine failure with the 3rd motor, while NS PL05 "Salisbury Switcher" (NS 562) shoves past heading to Linwood Yard to dr... (more)
Ex. Southern GP38-2 high hood 5123 leads P61 with the typical Sunday assortment of power. With the exception of the SD40-2 sixth in the consist, the power was a variety of four-axles.
NS P61 sits dead in the water at Five Row as the Salisbury Switcher shoves downhill towards Linwood Yard. P61's third unit bit the dust coming up the hill and the other two units couldn't quite ge... (more)
NS P17 with ex-Southern GP38-2 after crossing White Horse road near Piedmont, SC.
NS P17 with a lone ex-Southern GP38-2 throttles out of Greenville, SC towards Piedmont.
NS P17 "Dixie Switcher" climbing a grade out of Greenville on a Thursday afternoon in December. Ex-Southern high hood GP38-2 5123 doing the honors.
Three GP38-2's lean into the curve at Irving (between Montvale and Thaxton) with an eastbound work train. They really had 'em in the wind big time when they came by us here at Nester Road. Former ... (more)
Although not much of the train is visible, I believe this photo demonstrates the formidable challenge of the Old Fort Loops. Local train P57 was starting into the first loop. Less then two minut... (more)
A close-up of the logo on high-hood GP38-2 5123.
A study in high hood architecture.
Even with only 8 cars, the GP38's on local P87 worked hard to climb the 3.0% grade of the Old Fort Loops.
The east end local with classic power.
