NS 23Z heads west on a crisp Sunday afternoon. Behind the leader is AC44C6M rebuild NS 4171 (rebuilt from C44-9W NS 8983 in June of 2018).

Norfolk Southern 1827 leads 23Z out of the Gallitzin Tunnels on the last day of July in 2020.

A former UP SD90MAC catches a small patch of sunlight as it leads an intermodal over the West Slope.

NS 23Z heads up the Slide on Track 1 approaching AR Tower. Due to a small derailment in Cresson, all trains were routed via this line. Including several westbounds. This used to be a rare sight, b... (more)

“Third Crossing”
Along the former PRR Middle Division, NS 23Z, a Croxton, NJ to Chicago (63rd St), IL intermodal, charges west, just before its third crossing of the Juniata River, a... (more)

Led by an SD70ACU, Norfolk Southern intermodal train 23Z heads west on the Pittsburgh Line and passes under the PRR signal bridge at MP 256 in Cassandra. This signal bridge is on its final days as... (more)

As several locomotives pause on the yard lead into Altoona yard, NS 23Z blasts west on track 2 past the Amtrak station in Altoona on its way west to Chicago.

NS 23Z blasts out of the Gallitzin Tunnel on its way west with a couple GE locomotives up front. Most of the long train is still in the tunnel with a helper on the rear.

These classic PRR era signals in Tipton, Pa at the 225 came down today (4-28-19) in favor of cab signaling. Here a dash-9 leads NS 23Z westbound through them as it heads for a crew change in Altoo... (more)

23Z snakes along the bank of the Ohio River between Pittsburgh and Conway on the Fort Wayne Line.

One Goes Up, One Comes Down

The head end of 23Z passes the rear end helpers of an unidentified manifest. The trains are heading in both directions and are long enough to each wrap th... (more)

The Closest Thing to Fall Color...

Under storm lighting, a westbound intermodal headed up by Norfolk Southern's Norfolk Southern heritage unit (that sounds odd, I know, but there's a... (more)

NS 23Z Flying down track 3 westbound through the only crossing on the Mountain besides brick yard.

Dam Bridge...

A westbound intermodal crosses the Stone Bridge (a semi-misnomer--the upstream side has been concrete since 1929) in Johnstown. Built in 1887-8, this is the bridge brok... (more)

NS 23Z crosses the Monongahela River approaching Duquesne on the short Port Perry Branch that connects the Pittsburgh Line and the Mon Line. The tracks in the foreground are those of the Union Rai... (more)