NS p17 gets back on it's way to Piedmont after switching a lumber yard a half mile or so north of here. These high hoods were a real treat to see powering the train as they wont be around for much... (more)
NS p17 has just began to work Greenville Yard with two Ex Southern high hoods. Here, the power is heading to the south end of the yard so that a switch can be thrown and it can back down into the ... (more)
NS P17's power sits at the Greenville Yard just a few minutes before going on duty.
NS p17 works Builders First Source lumber yard just outside of Greenville, SC, on a buried by grass section of track with two Ex Southern high hood geeps. These work horses are becoming increasing... (more)
The Dixie local, NS p17, has just diverged onto the V-Line, and is heading south to Piedmont. Here he is seen just outside of Greenville's west side with a duo of soon to be gone Southern high hoo... (more)
A duo of high hoods leads NS p17 over Reedy River and the Swamp Rabbit trail in Greenville, SC as he enters the NS V-Line.
NS p17, the Dixie local, finishes up it's work in the Greenville Yard before heading down the V-Line towards Piedmont. He is using an increasingly rare pair of GP38-2 high hoods.
P17 "Dixie Job" 1st shift seen here at the bottom of the remaining part of the V-line. There is a small run around track here where they would do just that and switch Ashland Performance... (more)
P17 "Dixie Job" 1st shift cut off from a lengthy train in Piedmont with the head four cars where they'd run around them at the bottom of the V-line and switch Ashland Performance Materia... (more)
P17 "Dixie Job" 1st shift switches Diamond Hill Plywood with 2 ex-Southern high hood GP38-2s for power.
P17 "Dixie Job" 1st shift; gets the power switched out from running their train to Piedmont with the locomotives on either end. This would be the last move before tying up for 2nd shift ... (more)
P17 "Dixie Job" 1st shift; climbs out of downtown Greenville, SC with ex-Southern high hood GP38-2s sandwiching their train.
NS P17 "Dixie Switcher" climbing a grade out of Greenville on a Thursday afternoon in December. Ex-Southern high hood GP38-2 5123 doing the honors.
A close-up of the logo on high-hood GP38-2 5123.