Temporary Heritage Unit In late 2021, Amtrak ACS-64 #662 debuted in an AEM-7-inspired Phase III wrap advertising Train Sim World 2. This engine has since been returned to its regular Phase... (more)

Classics NS 9549, a beat-up Dash 9, awaits rebuild at Juniata. In the background, an SD45-2 is awaiting accident repairs, and 8688, the Juniata fuel tender, sits with a wrecked Dash 9.

Factory Fresh NS 1074, the Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western heritage unit was recently cosmetically restored and mechanically overhauled. After more than a month in the paint booth, 1074 ... (more)

The Green One NS 6800, the only locomotive of its kind, sits in Rose Yard along with some other EMDs.

Last of its Kind NS 8688 is the last GE Dash 8 on Norfolk Southern's fleet, and it'll probably stay that way for a while. Though it was retired in the late 2000s, this C39-8E found a new l... (more)

NS Pumpkin WFRX 8871 is one of 30 former BNSF SD70MACs leased by Norfolk Southern to help with its recent power shortage. Word on the street is that these units will soon be returning to t... (more)

Across the Yard NS 90G, a partially-loaded ballast train returns from dumping in Tyrone on the Rose connection track.

The Feds NS 93G, a Federal Railroad Administration inspection train blasts up the hill at Brickyard.

"SD70ACU" NS 7335, an SD70ACU rebuilt from an SD90MAC in late 2018, soaks up some April sun in South Fork. Though Norfolk Southern rostered 100+ ACUs at one point, since selling ... (more)

"SD70ACU" NS 7335, an SD70ACU rebuilt from an SD90MAC in late 2018, soaks up some April sun in South Fork. Though Norfolk Southern rostered 100+ ACUs at one point, since selling ... (more)

Caboose in 2024 LBR 551980, an ex-BN caboose brings up the rear on an 054 high-wide train carrying telephone poles and an empty Schnabel car. This train was restricted to 25MPH the whole w... (more)

Cresson Steel NS 8717 is one of five former-NS C40-8s stored in Cresson, PA. Though they've been parked at a scrap metal facility for the better part of a decade, they're still standing.

April Showers NS 22X rolls east down the hill into a severe thunderstorm. If you look closely, you can see NS 8025, the Monongahela heritage unit third out.

Family Portrait Vintage stored locomotives baking in the early-April sun in Cumberland. Cumberland's dead line is one of the few, if not the only place, where one can see all 3 CSX paint s... (more)

Do What You Love The same friendly conductor from my last photo pulls his train into Ridgeley Yard to end the day. Before the next run, trailing Dash 8 #561 will need some air compressor r... (more)