Shortly after 9:30 am, NS P23 runs south through a field just north of the small town of Bear Poplar NC. Leading this train is NS 5642, which as been stuck on this local for a couple of weeks now.

A short P23 makes it's way through Mt. Ulla in the midst of Hurricane Helene's downpour. The thick clouds in the sky cause for a dark creepy landscape.

An extra long P23 slowly snakes through the curves of the O line as it returns to Barber NC from Mooresville. Pacing along side HWY 801, the train peeks out from behind the trees as it takes the o... (more)

An extra long P23 slowly snakes through the curves of the O line as it returns to Barber NC from Mooresville. Here it's seen shortly after passing through Bear Poplar NC. Leading this train for th... (more)

Norfolk Southern's OAR Safety Train is at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. for their annual Fire Truck Festival. The train is seen here at Barber Jct. for a private night p... (more)

Norfolk Southern's OAR Safety Train is at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. for their annual Fire Truck Festival. The train is seen here doing some photo runbys after the ev... (more)

Norfolk Southern's OAR Safety Train is at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC. for their annual Fire Truck Festival. The train is seen here doing some photo runbys after the ev... (more)

Norfolk Southern's OAR Safety Train is seen at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC., for their annual Fire Truck Festival on Saturday June 24th. On Friday June 23rd the Safety ... (more)

NS 5642 leads the OAR Train at NCTM

NS 5642 takes a spin on the turntable as 911 looks on

Norfolk Southern's Operation Awareness and Response train is spread around the turntable tracks at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer, NC, in advance of the museum's annual Fire T... (more)

Horse Training: NS 5642, the Training First Responders GP38, heads east from Roanoke, as the engine heads a special 92G move with the research/geometry train in tow.

Safety Training: Parked on a siding behind the old Virginian Railway station in south Roanoke, the NS First Responder Training consist looks pretty sharp.

Lots of Firsts: NS 5642, the NS training first responders train, heads east of Roanoke in the early morning as the train pulls the brand NS Research Car NS 99 on its first test run toward Lynchbu... (more)

Norfolk Southern's Operation Awareness & and Response (OAR) safety train rolls past the former Purina tower in Marshall, Virginia eastbound on the NS B-Line. Today, the train is heading to Alexand... (more)