Norfolk Southern Local A84 crosses over Tallaseehatchee Creek in Childersburg, AL., as they head south to Wilton, AL.

Norfolk Southern Local A84 passes the Kymulga Grist Mill on their way back south to Wilton with Coil Cars from Precision Strip Steel Mill in Talladega, AL.

Ballast dumping train shoving back to Lindley Pass Track to tie down, as a PTI van awaits the crew to finish in the distance.

In notch 8 and dumping sand, P61 throbs up the hill with another heavy train in tow. P61 often runs with 80 plud cars during the weekdays, most of them being loads bound for industries west of Sal... (more)

P61 crawls up the hill in run 8 with a long, heavy train in tow.

A pair of consecutively numbered SD40-2s helpers, 3345 & 3344, await the passing of westbound 25Z as seen here passing the Altoona train station. The 25Z will stop past CP Slope to allow the help... (more)

Not sure what their New Years Resolutions are as these Norfolk Southern engines brave the frigid temperatures on the first night of the year. January 2010.

As the shadows take over the tracks, a helper set makes its way uphill, railroad east.

Helpers head up-grade to help another load over the mountain.

At age 31 one could say that former Conrail SD40-2 6385 is in its golden years and here it is gathering some golden rays, waiting to do what it has done for most of its life, shove trains over the... (more)

A 4-pack shoves on the rear of this Huff-bound 564!

As a common place scene that takes place everyday on the Pittsburgh Line these helpers or some have called (snappers).....is that right?...is assisting this EB on the 1.05% grade to the summit at ... (more)

The last train I would catch before the long trip home, but certainly not the least as I had hoped to catch this train with JD tractors. This is the second cut in the train of tractors showing th... (more)

NS 36A with John Deere tractors as far as the eye can see. This train had a helper set on both ends to assist with the loads of tractors and Caterpillar equipment.

A four pack of helpers kick up some leaves as they roll west through Portage on their way to Johnstown for their next shove.