Norfolk Southern train U52 departs a nearly full Weller Yard beginning its trip up the Buchanan Branch

Norfolk Southern job U52 pass the CPL's at Vansant,VA with coal loads from Consol as they begin their trip up the Buchanan Branch towards the Pokey.

350 gets headroom at CP-Sullivan as they work Durham Yard.

NS 345 hauls south out of Meridian, MS with NS SD70ACC 1821 on point.

NS 1804 leads a westbound QNYCLAC as it approaches Lugo.

Westbound symbol QNYCLAC with NS SD70ACC #1804 leading as the train passes Cajon Summit.

An EMD / GE pair, led by SD70ACC rebuild No. 1842, is on the point of NS manifest freight 123 as it rolls westbound on the Dayton District at Vine Street in St. Bernard.

Eastbound manifest NS 392 rushes downgrade through Shawsville, Va with an SD70ACC rebuild on point.

Westbound manifest NS 11Z climbs the grade through Shawsville with an ACC leader and a pair of dash 9's behind it.

After NS 1830 caught fire in the electrical cabinet, the crew of 329 cut the head two engines away and pulled ahead 5 car lengths to wait for further instructions from the dispatcher. Here, 1830 r... (more)

On my 10-hour drive back from vacation in North Carolina, I pulled off to see if I'd get lucky with a train on the Roanoke District. This is just about the last hold-out for N&W signals...and I di... (more)

NS 21Q with an SD70ACC on the point

Norfolk Southern Train 131 departs 20th street in Irondale, AL., as they head south towards Meridian, MS.

Just moments before clouds cover the sun, NS 1800 and NS 1065 power NS 183 into Birmingham, AL on NS’s AGS South District headed for McIntosh, AL. NS 1800 NS 1065 NS 7651 NS 9341