NS 36Q rolls under the classic Southern Railway intermediates in Thomasville, NC. As one can see, these signals are living on borrowed time.
CSXT K447 sits in the packed CSX Monroe Yard with two visitors from South of the border. The train is waiting for a crew to run the final leg of the journey to the Transflo facility in Charlotte. ... (more)
As the engineer of the Piedmont & Northern job approached the crossing at the Waste Management of Greater Charlotte facility and saw a garbage truck enter the crossing ahead of the train, all he c... (more)
NS 119 leans into the sweeping curve just south of CP "South Fork" in Cramerton, NC.
Rutherford, PA - Atlanta, GA intermodal train 213 rolls under the old Southern Railway intermediate signals with a standard cab Dash 9 leader. The lead locomotive and old signals are both endanger... (more)
While most trainspotters (myself included) may not care to see a generic Dash 9 roll into the viewfinder, I personally don't mind seeing the old standard cabs. With most of the C40-8s in storage ... (more)
Conrail meets Southern! NS 7203, a former Conrail SD80MAC built in January 1996 as No. 4105, leads Rutherford, PA - Atlanta, GA intermodal train 213 under the old Southern Railway intermediate sig... (more)
The PL05 crew eases NS 134 toward Linwood yard after switching with the lawed-out Asheville crew.
Another massive freight, this time NS 154, eases downgrade toward Linwood with a fresh out of the box ES44AC 8166 leading. This is one of three tier 4 credit units ordered by Norfolk Southern in 2... (more)
NS 214 exits the city of Spencer and prepares to swap crews at the Farmer's Crossing in Linwood.
A massive 192 eases down the hill at Five Row. Wish I woulda counted the cars on this one!
NS P92 rolls slowly into the super-elevated curve just south of CP "Duke", preparing to take a cut of cars into Linwood.
NS 213 eases into the curve under the old Southern intermediates in Lowell. With the PTC implementation project in full swing on the Piedmont, it is only a matter of time before these signals come... (more)
After meeting Amtrak 76, NS 173 blasts through Landis, NC under clear skies and the beautiful evening light.
