NS 213 navigates the, as I like to call it, concrete canyon in downtown Gastonia, NC.

Wasting no time, NS 213 flues through the Queen City with a UP Tier 4 leader.

Broken branches lay in the dirt, the dead leaves have fell, the cool breeze blows, a faint reminder of what our country is today, a divided battleground full of hate and loss promises. In the mids... (more)

NS 213 comes by Belmont as the sun starts to set. He was coming through Belmont under a 10 MPH slow order that was put in place here. Usually he would be doing more than that.

After a brief crew change, Hotlanta-bound 213 chugs up Yadkin Hill with three big GEs.

The Autumn leaves have finally reached peak color here in the Piedmont Region. Seen here, NS 213 roars upgrade at Five Row with two Canadian visitors adding to the colorful scene.

A late NS 213 sprints through downtown Belmont as the sun quickly sinks toward the horizon.

NS 213 rolls by the Charlotte skyline on a perfect October afternoon.

October 18, 2016; I had planned on catching 154 in Kings Mountain, but early morning commitments meant that I wouldn't make it in time. While waiting that afternoon in Concord, I managed to catch ... (more)

NS 213 trudged uphill and under the old Southern Railway-era signals at Lowell.

NS 213 is just seconds from crossing into South Carolina as they charge through the small town of Grover, NC. In the lead is former BN 9205, built in 1989. These early SD60Ms feature an interestin... (more)

On a pleasant Autumn afternoon, 213 navigates the fields in and around Grover and Kings Mountain.

Ruined and Replaced NS 213 makes a mad dash underneath the now replaced Southern Railway cantilever in Duluth.

A meet at Lowell and some old Southern intermediates. NS 172 puled up and stopped at Lowell NC because he did not have a signal yet at South Fork. After 213 came by South Fork 172 got a signal at ... (more)

Rutherford, PA - Atlanta, GA intermodal train 213 rolls under the old Southern Railway intermediate signals with a standard cab Dash 9 leader. The lead locomotive and old signals are both endanger... (more)