When Conrail SD80MACs were new, they were often assigned to trains OIPI and PIOI which traversed the Lehigh Line enroute between Conway Yard (Pittsburgh, PA) and Oak Island Yard (Newark, NJ). Und... (more)

The Super Bowl Sunday edition of 211 rushes through Gainesville with a former Conrail (and later CSX) SD80MAC leading the way to Atlanta.

NS 211 comes by Kings Mountain on a cold and windy February morning. We have one of only 29 SD80MAC's that NS owns. NS 7222 started out life as CR 4113 then after the split up of CR it became CSX ... (more)

Just Another Day on the Job

NS 7200 was waiting for the switch to be lined an locked, having just stored a cut of its train in the ROSE yard (left) while a new crew comes on duty for... (more)

285 passes the stub track east of Renick behind SD80MAC 7226. In the past, this track continued for a few thousand feet to the west and there was a loader where coal from nearby mines was transfer... (more)

21T rolls through Huntsville behind one of Norfolk Southern's 29 SD80MACs on one of the coldest days of the year.

Coal Empties and Cans

Empty coal unit train NS 539 had been split into three cuts at some point earlier in the day to get it out of the way of higher priority moves. With those out o... (more)

The town clock has just tolled 9am as a pair of Conrail's lovely SD-80MACs, the 4110 and 4114, highball through town with 159 cars. The former Hunt Block and Interlocking Station once housed a US&... (more)

NS SD80MAC #7203 leads eastbound Norfolk Southern intermodal train #24E through the Ringer Crossroad grade crossing at CP "Taylor", milepost 675, just east of Temple, Georgia on NS's East End Dist... (more)

NS SD80MAC #7203 leads eastbound Norfolk Southern intermodal train #24E under the Cashtown Road overpass near CP "Sewell", milepost 683, just east of Bremen, Georgia on NS's East End District.

NS SD80MAC #7203 leads eastbound Norfolk Southern intermodal train #24E upgrade through Waco, Georgia, milepost 689 of NS's East End District. The fast moving clouds almost spoiled this shot for m... (more)

NS SD80MAC #7203 leads eastbound Norfolk Southern intermodal train #24E through the Wills Road grade crossing at the entrance to Tally Valley Golf Course in Tallapoosa, Georgia, milepost 694 of NS... (more)

Southbound with a short train.

Ahhh, ignorance is bliss. At this point in my railfanning, I am 100% into shortlines. Any Class 1 action is caught on the side during shortline trips. And here is a classic example. While rail... (more)

Running light, a few locomotives widecab locomotives pass the vintage PRR Position Signals in Lilly, Pennsylvania.