An ex-Southern unit is still earning his keep building an intermodal train in the always active Norfolk Southern Simpson yard. This locomotive's signature high hood was replaced with an Admiral c... (more)
Always interesting to see what is at the shops. The NS 3274 waits among others for its conversion to an admiral cab SD40-2.
In the waning moments of a sultry summer evening, westbound L74 roars out of Beaverdam behind a single SD40-2. At the time, the siding here was full of stored grain cars, but an expansion project ... (more)
The late evening shadows grow as the summer sun begins to fade, while westbound L74 makes their return run to Lima after swapping trains with the L76 crew in Findlay. The ancient buildings in the ... (more)
With a rebuilt "Admiral Cab" SD40-2 leading, westbound L74 passes the entrance to the Bluffton quarry in the late evening.
After swapping their power and trains with the L76 crew in Findlay, L74 rolls west towards Lima on what was once the Nickel Plate Road's mainline from Sandusky, Ohio to Peoria, Illinois. Today, th... (more)
A trio of former Southern SD40-2's lead a westbound freight through Batesburg-Leesville, SC headed towards Augusta on NS's R-line.
NS Southbound Intermodal Train 219 at Birmingham, Al. ( 24th Street Interlocking ) with a trio of SD40-2'S for power
The Andover yard crew is on the west end of the yard thrashing cars in the yard