With days numbered for this veteran, 3280 sits quietly in the siding for its next assignment

NS 3280 and P91 sit at Gainesville, GA right before a thunderstorm hits

A plethora of older EMD power idles at the Gainesville depot on a balmy September night. Gainesville to Chamblee local P13, with a trio of SD40-2s, idles on track one waiting on a signal while 328... (more)

In one of the most surreal scenes I've ever witnessed, NS 203 flies southward, slicing through the thick fog that made the greater Gainesville area look like another planet for the early part of t... (more)

Built for the C&S in June of 1979, this unit now celebrates its 35th year of operation with a new coat of paint in the colors of Norfolk Southern. Today it's seen resting near the station at Gain... (more)

If one is looking for SD40-2 locomotives to shoot, then look no further than Gainesville, GA on the NS Greenville District. There always seems to be an abundance of those poplar EMD models here j... (more)

NS P48 heads South to work the single track in Oakwood, GA before getting out of the way of 980.

153 clearing at White Sulpher

One of the last former Southern Railway SD40-2's to retain its distinctive high short hood, NS 3280 awaits another call for local service out of Gainesville while resting on the Midland lead on th... (more)

NS 3280 rests at Gainesville, GA before going on duty on P48 later in the day.

The once common Southern Railway/Norfolk Southern high hood SD40-2 isn't so common anymore. NS 3280 stands in the early morning hours of July 25,2014 at Gainesville Ga. In just a few short hours t... (more)

The once common Southern Railway/Norfolk Southern high hood SD40-2 isn't so common anymore. NS 3280 stands in the early morning hours of July 25,2014 at Gainesville Ga. In just a few short hours t... (more)

The once common Southern Railway/Norfolk Southern high hood SD40-2 isn't so common anymore. NS 3280 stands in the early morning hours of July 25,2014 at Gainesville Ga. as southbound Chattanooga, ... (more)

The once common Southern Railway/Norfolk Southern high hood SD40-2 isn't so common anymore. NS 3280 stands in the early morning hours of July 25,2014 at Gainesville Ga. In just a few short hours t... (more)

NS OCS train 956 storms through downtown Gainesville, Ga. during it's journey back to Altoona.