Appalachia "Coal and Railroad Days" 2023!!
After a productive day of catching trains in Cordele, we decide to follow the Norfolk Southern Macon District on the way home. Our journey south takes a detour to catch a Jacksonville to Macon mi... (more)
NS 330 rockets north passing by a John Deere waiting for the grass to get high enough for another round.
NS 16T rushes east through control point Arthur on the Christiansburg district.
NS 4047 makes a return to the Shenandoah Valley as it leads a 5 engine northbound mixed freight. #716
Conrail CA-51 takes an NS loaded coal train west out of the Beesley Point power plant on the Beesley Point Secondary. With the plant's closure earlier this year, these trains moving excess coal ou... (more)
"Small Town Coal Train"
A pair of AC44C6M lead a southbound coal train through the Shenandoah Valley.
Primer cab NS 4047 brings NS 6T4 under the famous MP 254 signal bridge at Lilly, PA.
Rebuilt and not painted! This engine was put in service before being painted because of power shortage.
NS 20R moves through Leets with Primer Cab 4047 leading. Having been rushed in service out of Roanoke before being painted.
Dash 9 rebuild 4047 leads an autorack train west through Cassandra. The unit was rebuilt as an AC44C6M by NS' Roanoke Shops and sent to Altoona for paint, but appears to have been pressed into ro... (more)