One of the last coal trains for Georgia Powers Plant Wansley crests the grade at Hilltop between Buchanan and Bremen on a gorgeous winter afternoon

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here on the Wansley Branch heading for the namesake power plant. While this may be another coal drag to the average... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here crossing the diamond with the Birmingham East District & US-78 in Bremen, GA. While this may be another coal d... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here on the north side of Bremen, GA. While this may be another coal drag to the average viewer, for us foamers in ... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here at the C329 milepost (329 miles from Savannah, GA on the Central of Georgia). While this may be another coal d... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here crossing the Tallapoosa River. While this may be another coal drag to the average viewer, for us foamers in No... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) is at the controls of NS 708 as seen here at the C340 milepost (340 miles from Savannah, GA on the Central of Georgia). While this may be another coal d... (more)

Engineer Michael Pyle (aka The Pyle Driver) has all of the 17,600 horsepower available on NS 708 in full use in order to tackle the climb up Dugdown Mountain, as seen here at the C341 milepost (34... (more)

After waiting for a track inspector to give up his warrant, engineer Michael Pyle gets NS 708 ready to have as much momentum has he can here at Young before they shortly begin there assault on the... (more)

708 crawls up Dugdown Mountain with a coal train for Plant Wansley

Norfolk Southern train #708 rolls south through North Bremen with coal loads bound for Georgia Powers Plant Wansley

Norfolk Southern coal train #708 rumbles through Carrollton on its way to Plant Wansley

Norfolk Southern train #708 grinds up Dugdown Mountain with 133 coal loads for Georgia Power's Plant Wansley.

Three NS GE's hold back 21T's consist as they head down the westward slope of the Allegheny mountains. Note the old PRR signal bridge that still stands in Summerhill.

The second 28N to hit the eastern end of District 3 within an hour and half. An NS GEVO leads the way with a CSX unit trailing, as the train descends through Wachusett. Quite rare to have two mo... (more)