The now-abolished train symbol NS 22V heads east on the Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line. Behind the leader are NS 7669 (ES44DC) and NS 4049 (AC44C6M; rebuilt from C40-9 NS 8796 in September 2017). Th... (more)

NS 9596 leads an auto rack train west on the former Southern main line en route to the Toyota manufacturing facility in Princeton, Indiana.

A westbound gondola train climbs past mile marker 242 (lower left corner of photo) at the Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA.

Second Winter

The first day of spring 2018 was, ironically, met with a rather heavy snowstorm. I sort of imagine the conversation between Nature and the Seasons being much like the '... (more)

With limestone from Luttrell, TN; train 68X snakes through King Plow on it's way for the flue scrubbers at Georgia Power's R.W. Scherer Plant in Juliette, GA.

I woke up this morning and to see 20 the Crescent had been having problems and they where going to be late. I thought to myself they where just going to be a couple of hours. As the day went on I... (more)

Traveling upgrade on a well manicured roadbed, two GE 9-44CW's lug a heavy gondola train westbound on the Horseshoe Curve (there were four SD40E's shoving on the rear).

With extra locomotives from Conway going to Altoona, NS 10G heads east into the rising sun as it skirts the Kiskimentas River.

PD Jct., on the Christiansburg District is located about 20 miles east of Bluefield. This is where the ex-Virginian Railroad trackage begins on the Princeton-Deepwater District. This train will he... (more)

An eastbound stack train leaves Greensburg in its wake.

CP 930 heads south across the massive viaduct near Kingsley.

CP 930 heads south.

The Ringling Brothers Circus Train Blue Unit heads north through Altavista toward Lynchburg, where it will hang a right and head to Richmond for its next performance

22A comes down the main past 23G and other cars spotted for the locals.

The Christmas shopping season is in high gear as the eastbound on track 1 comes to a stop at MP 116. Meanwhile a westbound on track 2 slows down as a hotshot pig crosses over to the siding at Dunc... (more)