NS ES44AC 8105, the Interstate Railroad heritage unit leads SD60 6598 with a loaded coal train through Falls Mills, VA on it's way to Bluefield

NS Train 762 departs Bluefield east bound for Roanoke with NS #8105 Interstate Heritage unit leading the way.

Late in the afternoon as the sun had draped across the right side of the locomotive NS Corp photographer Casey Thomason and I thought it would be an interesting photo to open up all of the body si... (more)

After all of the initial excitement of the NS/ INTERSTATE ES44AC rollout had been completed...and most everyone left for lunch while the sun climbed high into the sky General Electric Fleet Progra... (more)

A rarely visited location in Merrimac, VA situated at the top of the grueling grade that starts at Whitethorne hosts eastbound loaded coal drag 762 struggling to keep the train rolling with the go... (more)

On a dark and gloomy October afternoon on the ex Virginian railway situated in Kumis, VA, NS 756 is pictured dropping downgrade toward Roanoke after assaulting Merrimac hill. One of NS's heritage ... (more)

NS 757 passes through Martinsville enroute back to the coal fields of WV with the Interstate heritage GEVO leading the way.

After loading at High Power Mountain, NS' Interstate Railroad heritage ES44AC idles at the South End of the Alloy Yard waiting for a Virginian crew to deliver the loaded drag to Elmore. In the bac... (more)

NS' Interstate Railroad heritage ES44AC idles on the head end of a loaded southbound coal drag, destined for former Virginian rails toward Elmore, Clarks Gap, and Princeton.

The Interstate heritage unit leads this empty coal train #816. Here the train begins to get back to track speed after slowing down to 25 mph at Circleville for the curves. The train is still 70 mi... (more)

A southbound empty coal train makes its way south on the Columbus District enroute to Portsmouth, OH. Here the train rounds the s curve at Waverly, MP 636. My 1st heritage unit so far on the NS. A... (more)

A photo of my first NS Heritage Unit is shown on eastbound empty train 861 just north (railroad west) of Kingston, OH. Taken from the Ohio state route 361 overpass.

NS 8105 makes its way through the RJ Corman at Munster Pennsylvania on its way to Cresson Pa. From there an NS Crew will be called to take over the train.

You never know what might show up on the RJ Corman in Clearfield..Talk about a lot of color as the NS Interstate heritage unit hangs out with its fellow NS unit and 2 RJ Corman units on the Cresso... (more)