A dash 9 is in charge of loaded coal train NS 578 as it passes the house track between control points Kumis and Riverside on the Whitethorne district.

It's a lovely autumn afternoon as NS 9886 East comes swinging through the crossover at Port Interlocking. The westward home signals evident here lasted until the demise of position light signals a... (more)

After apparently tangling with a tree earlier in the day, the NS 30T heads south through Otego, NY, with the Nickel Plate Heritage Unit trailing.

A beautiful spring morning finds a westbound grain train rolling through Shawsville, Va on the Christiansburg District with a relatively clean dash-9 leading the way.

Seen through some Red Buds, a westbound grain train rolls through Control Point Arthur on the Christiansburg District.

24Z approaching the grade crossing at East 26th Street in Cleveland, Ohio. The buildings are abandoned, and the siding has not felt the weight of a freight car in a long time. Occasionally a few... (more)

NS 9886 coming across Tulpehocken Bridge just before sundown. Photo by Shawn A Leightcap

36A passes the car inspector at Minnick, who will inspect the train for defects, before entering Amtrak, 2 miles ahead, at CP PERRY.

While the main focus of the day was the VGN Heritage unit on the point of the consist to the right, the light was better for trains heading in the opposite direction. With the VGN holed up for the... (more)

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A little exploring on Google Earth revealed the 10th street crossing in southern Altoona and a great afternoon spot for pictures. I wonder if that building ever received rail service.

A pair of C40-9W lead westbound intermodal train 23W.

A southbound autorack train crosses Tenbridge on a clear fall afternoon.

The NS local scrap train is just about to pull in at Nucor. Z460 uses 40 miles of CSX's Lafayette Sub between Lafayette and Nucor to gain access to Nucor's Castrip Steel Facility south of Crawford... (more)