One of the biggest railfanning highlights of my Summerail trip was catching the Reading heritage unit leading empty coal train 77J out of Louisville on the afternoon of August 9th. It seemed like... (more)
The Reading heritage unit heads west through Louisville with empties from KU's Brown Plant. After a quick crew change at Youngtown yard the train will be on its way to southern Indiana for another... (more)
Norfolk Southern No. 1067 has just led westbound coal train No 77J across the Ohio River at Tatem (New Albany), Indiana, on the afternoon of August 9, 2012.
An empty coal train destined for the Indiana Southern RR rolls slowly through the Huntingburg Yard Limits, waiting for two trains ahead to clear before changing crews at the yard office.
#1067 has backed its train across the Indiana Rt 64 Xing and into the old AW&W interchange yard, now served by the Indiana Southern. The 90 mty coal cars will load on the ISRR at the Somerville Mi... (more)
The NS Reading heritage locomotive #1067 leads 90 mty coal hoppers west out of Huntingburg enroute to the Indiana Southern interchange at Oakland City.
Under a beautiful blue sky NS eastbound loaded coal train 76J crosses Jackson Pike near Harrodsburg, KY with the NS' Reading heritage engine leading.
The NS Reading heritage unit leads another load on Indiana coal east for the Brown power plant near Burgin Ky.
After a brief stop to allow some maintenance equipment to clear up, the Reading and Lehigh Valley units accelerate through town.
The Reading and Lehigh Valley heritage units are continuing their journey west, passing the elevator and cow farm known as Schramm.
The first two NS heritage units to travel west are officially entering a new state, as they pass the Nebraska/Colorado state line.
In another rare move the RDG-LV duo of NS heritage units went west even further on a Lincoln, NE to Laurel, MT manifest train. The train is seen here flying past the old CB&Q signals on their last... (more)
ACE Face, three of the best looking SD70ACE's ever to be produced.
Having just crossed the Mississippi River, NS' Reading heritage unit #1067 steps into Iowa for the first time with an empty bucket train.
