A toe-numbing morning along the Lurgan Branch in the early hours of the morning on December 21, 2014 started my chase of the NS 956 with the OCS returning from South Carolina. As the sun began to ... (more)

NS 4271 Leads train 956 South shown here leaving Vardo Yard.

Spectators and volunteers look on as the NS executive F9s pull the NW 611 out and prepare to shove it back to the roundhouse for turntable photos.

The NS OCS is eastbound on the Springfield-Hannibal District approaching Jacksonville after departing Moberly, MO earlier in the morning.

The engineer on NS' OCS has the throttle on his vintage set of A-B-A F9s in a high notch as he pulls NS varnish out of the Mississippi River Valley and away from the St. Louis area.

NS 957 makes an annual inspection trip down the Louisville District as it splits the signals at East Harrodsburg

Norfolk Southern OCS rolls east thru Belleville headed to Louisville.

In town for the Kentucky Derby and split in two to fit on the stub tracks at Norfolk Southern's Louisville Terminal, the OCS waits for the biggest two minutes in sports and an eventual return trip... (more)

An NS Ocs train glides down the West slope past the Cassandra overlook.

Welcome to the Juniata Shops, home of Norfolk Southern's premier engine facility. Also the home of the Norfolk Southern OCS. The Juniata Shops are currently tasked with several capital rebuild pro... (more)

As "Streamliners at Spencer" was winding down, the NS executive f-units perform a switching move placing the "J-class" 611 on the turntable.

Norfolk Southern Office Car Special (OCS) 952 makes their way Northbound as they roar through Reece City, AL. After making a run to Mobile, AL. Earlier in the week

Norfolk Southern 4271 and Iowa Pacific 4035

Norfolk Southern 4271 leads a short freight train in this posed shot from Streamliners at Spencer.