Fall colors and the sandstone cliffs of the southern Appalachian Mountains form a backdrop for eastbound train 172.
Just like in the old days but without the Remote Control boxcar. The mid-train helper on eastbound 172 crosses the Cahaba River Bridge with a single Dash-9 in DPU mode.
Eastbound 172 crosses the Cahaba River Bridge west of Henry Ellen.
NS train 172 is passing through the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains as it rounds the curve at Cook Spring.
NS train 172 rolls through downtown Birmingham.
EB NS mixed freight passing the construction for the new siding at Lithia Springs.
Mid train DPU's are back on Norfolk Southern's Piedmont seen here assisting in dynamic brake down the long grade from Mount Airy, Ga to Toccoa.
North Georgia's best color in several years begins to show as NS 172 rolls downgrade crossing the headwater of the broad river. Two ES40DC's are assisting mid-train.
NS is praticing the activities of the Southern Railway by placing un-manned helper units mid-train that are controlled from the lead locomotive. They are DPU's like the ones that are on BNSF and... (more)
Glint shot of a northbound late in the evening.
NS 172 with a nice mix of power and color in Atlanta, GA.
NS SD70M-2 #2662 leads NB mixed freight 172 toward the Piedmont Division. Two SD70M-2's in one day, not too shabby...
An unpatched CNW Dash-9 leans into the curve approaching downtown Landis, NC, against a backdrop of a now idle textile mill.
