A crew of three, including a red-headed woman, walks toward its train, NS 9508 North, an empty coiled steel train headed for Middletown, OH, for another load. Meanwhile, a 216 train out of Jackson... (more)
212 rolls east by Piscataway on track 1 with a couple of NS engines.
NS 9508 and another Dash 9 sits outside Door 14 at Juanita, while SD70ACe NS 1060 is inside Door 14. NS 7014 sits outside Door 13.
Early morning light is creeping into the valleys and hollows of WV, showing the blazing Fall foliage. Pushers and loaded Top Gons await crews at Ned, a small yard just outside Gilbert. The loads w... (more)
In an absolutely gorgeous setting, No. 820 drops downgrade through Kumis, Va., with a heavy coal drag bound for the ports at Norfolk, as the whine of dynamics disrupt the tranquility of the scene.... (more)
Morning westbound 17G starts its lean into the curve at Climax.
Eastbound NS train 212, which is usually all intermodal, but today is mostly autoracks, has just left Rutherford yard and is passing through Hummelstown, Pennsylvania.
A westbound double stack train has just come off of Rockville Bridge and is passing through Marysville. The east end of Rockville Bridge can be seen in the far background.
Local crew PL97 prepares to back loaded coal train 76N into Duke Power's Buck Steam Station on the edge of the Yadkin River
NS 223 approaches the Negwer Materials spur.
A friendly wave from an outbound crew member in this last photo of the day.