Norfolk Southern's Interstate heritage unit rolls into the Magic City with a mixed consist. This train is out of Meridian, MS, and is near its destination in Irondale, AL at Norris Yard.
It's rare to see an older KCS GEVO that's clean nowadays. Especially on a crystal clear morning!
NS train 340 waits in the clear as train 23E blasts by.
NS 340 has just finished pounding the NS/ABS interlocking in Tuscaloosa as its DPU, a no longer grey KCS SD70ACe, shoves hard in preparation to climb the hill a few miles away. A junkyard adjacent... (more)
Drone shot of train 340 's DPU which is one of the PR/EMD SD70ACe-T4 lease units.
Daily NS Freight Train 340 (Meridian, MS - Irondale, AL) heads North to Irondale after doing some switching at the NS yard in McCalla.
Drone shot of 340 spotting its train so the rear DPU can be fueled. Leading the train today is one of the PRLX SD70ACe-T4's on lease to KCS.
It was a little bit of a surprise to see this banana unit bringing up the rear of NS 340! Here, you can see it going into the siding at Toomsuba as it meets NS 355.
NS train 340 eases off of KCS' tracks and onto the NS northbound main as it departs town.
A KCS Yard Job is seen here switching cars in Artesia with a grey GP38-2 on the point.
NS 340 gets underway in Meridian as they head North to Irondale, Al.
Always one of the trains to catch in Birmingham, NS 340 slowly pulls by the old depot in Bessemer, AL. 340 traditionally runs with KCS power in a 1x1 or 2x1 formation which allows the train to be ... (more)
A 1/50 Pan shot of a brand new KCS GE ET44AC as it rolls through Russell, MS at track speed as it continues towards Birmingham, AL.
KCS’s veterans unit
