A scene of the past.. NS 4131, a former N&W GP38AC idles in Nitro on NS 381. Less than a week later, this engine would be placed into storage in Altoona, PA.
A freshly painted high hood GP38-2 idles on the Nitro Fuel Pit covered with snow from a recent storm. Notice the piles of sand near the plow.
NS 5035, a freshly painted high hood GP38-2 idles in Nitro on NS J1A, the Institute Shifter.
While during my trip to the Nitro Yard, I was only anticipating a single GP38-2, but to my surprise, a pair of two former Central Georgia GP38-2's were spotted idling near the fuel pit. NS 5118, t... (more)
A former Southern GP38-2 high hood idles on the Nitro Pit under a crisp January sky.
NS 3101 idles in the snow at Nitro Yard while the Kanawha River Transit bus stop sits unoccupied.
"Big Red" appears quite small when coupled up to this tank car.
After living in Nitro for five years, I finally found "Big Red" the Par Industrial Park switcher. A couple years ago, while doing research on the industrial park, I found a small red switcher loca... (more)
One of the crew members of NS J1J arrives at the yard office as their yard engine, NS 3101 idles on the pit awaiting their arrival.
The first photo accepted to Railpictures in 2010! NS 380 with a classy SD70 leader idles at North Nitro waiting for permission to proceed south into the yard.
My 300th photo accepted to Railpictures.net shows NS J1J with a clean GP40-2 idling in Nitro Yard just prior to beginning yard switching. A group of frozen switches prevented NS from doing their r... (more)
After switching out a cut of cars at Nitro, NS 380 proceeds south with a foreign leader.
After switching out a junk yard, NS 380 proceeds south with three cars for Nitro Yard. The massive John Amos power plant lurks in the background.
NS 380 idles in Nitro with a UP visitor as NS J1J idles on the Nitro fuel pit.
After dropping off a cut of cars, NS 380 with a UP visitor heads south to clear the yard switch before shoving back north to it's train.