Colorful motive power working the Danville district on a beautiful winter morning in late January.

Just as the sun begins to rise, NS 214 soars over the Yadkin River.

NS 214 rolls north by the beautifully remodeled former Southern Railway passenger depot in Salisbury on a gorgeous first morning of October. The classic ex-BN "triclops" SD60M made for a... (more)

NS 214 prepares to take a diverging clear signal at CP "North Kannapolis" with a near-new ET44AC in the lead. The unit has been on the road just long enough to accumulate a thin layer of... (more)

NS 214 exits the city of Spencer and prepares to swap crews at the Farmer's Crossing in Linwood.

A classic three-windowed cab ex-BN SD60M leads red hot intermodal 214 north through China Grove just after sunrise on a humid summer morning in the Piedmont.

NS 214 eases to a stop in Kannapolis, NC to meet southbound Amtrak 73. In charge of the train is NS 7203, built in January 1996 as Conrail 4105. 7203 is one of only 30 SD80MACs built, and one of o... (more)

Preparing to swap crews at the Farmer's Crossing, NS 214 rolls downgrade at Five Row with Ex. Conrail 4105 in charge, one of only 29 remaining SD80MACs remaining.

On the night before Presidents' Day, a quick snowstorm blows in, creating near whiteout conditions, along with an opportunity I couldn't pass up, and that was getting 214 pulling into Pomona with ... (more)

After a quick crew swap at the Farmer's Crossing, NS 214 continues northbound, accelerating under the old Southern Railway signal bridge at CP "Lee."

After cresting the grade at Five Row, NS 214 glides downgrade past Hackett Street, exiting the town of Spencer and preparing to swap crews at Farmer's Crossing in Linwood.

After stopping to meet southbound Piedmont 73 at the Salisbury station, NS 214 begins to accelerate toward the crew change point at "Farmer's Crossing" and will swap crews before continu... (more)

Running late, and the heavy amounts of snow hampering his progress, 214 arrives at Pomona as the headlights pierce through the snow on this cold February night.

Lackawanna heritage unit heading north at sunset

NS 214 blasts through Salisbury, NC on a frigid but beautiful Sunday morning, nearing the crew change point at Linwood. With nearly half of the standard cab SD70s in storage, it was certainly a tr... (more)