The first lights of the day show a westbound NS autorack train with EMD SD70 locomotive leading the formation, continue your route by the busy NS Pittsburgh Line near Altoona, PA.
Finest Hour
With only 30 minutes left before the crew go against the law, NS 180 (Macon,GA-Bellevue,OH) is slowly stomping it's feet up the main one track on the south end of Ho... (more)
NS 564 a loaded coal train is headed by a standard cab SD70. Coal trains are coming few and far between as the downturn in coal fired power plants takes a toll on the railroad. But, they still are... (more)
After sitting in Watkins Yard for over an hr, 234 finally makes it to the Lockbourne Siding, where it will enter the Rickenbacker Intermodal terminal to do a setoff and pickup.
Norfolk Southern SD70 2508 with train 145 is about to enter the intersection of Reservoir and 13th Streets on Springfield's North side on Friday Jan. 9, 2009.
STEVE SMEDLEY PHOTO
An empty NS coal drag rumbles west through Pottstown on its way toward Harrisburg. It was nice to see a standard cab and even nicer to see it operating long-hood forward.