NS 119 rolls through the trench in Gastonia with one of many leasers currently on lease to NS. This one is CIT 6006 an SD60 and is an XSOO locomotive. Because it had this leader it was a popular train among railfan's today.
The EMD SD (special duty) series are a strong and reliable kind of locomotive which still serve America's rails today. They have proved themselves reliable by clocking in several million miles of freight service over several decades.