NS 24X detours on the Port Reading Secondary. The leader was rebuilt from C44-9W NS 9279 in May 2022. Behind the leader are C44-9W locomotives NS 9811 and NS 9911. On this weekend, freight trains ... (more)

NS 24X heads east passing by local farms on the Norfolk Southern Lehigh Line. Behind the leader are C44-9W locomotives NS 9837 and NS 9772.

“Moving the Weight of the World..” Poking out into the sunlight at Dry Fork, Richard and Calvin hustle the hot 24X north with the newest edition to the special paint fleet on the point of t... (more)

The rebuilt NS 4822 on its first trip eastward to the greater New York City area. Behind the leader are NS 1117 (SD70ACe) and NS 9795 (C44-9W). The leader was rebuilt from C44-9W NS 9615 in May 20... (more)

The “A-Team” With the recently released “Moving the Weight of the World” AC44C6M on the point, Richard Rose and Calvin Jones hustle 24X north through Dry Fork on a typical hot and muggy... (more)

Northbound Under the Signals. The daily hotshot 24X passes under the remnant Southern Railway signal bridge in Lowell, NC, led by an increasingly rare Dash 9 that once wandered the system ... (more)

One of Norfolk Southern's SD70ACC rebuild locomotives leads NS 24X from Atlanta, Georgia to Croxton/Jersey City, NJ. The leader was rebuilt from SD70 NS 2546 in January of 2019. Behind the leader ... (more)

24X cruises across the Pacolet river at Converse along the former Southern Railway.

The N&W heritage unit leads 24X through Bound Brook on a clear spring morning. The paint on this unit seems to have held up better than some of the other NS heritage units.

The Virginian heritage unit leads 24X through Bound Brook on a sunny morning.

The recently repainted Virginian heritage unit races across Wells Viaduct with premium intermodal 24X in tow.

With a Wells Fargo SD70MAC leaser locomotive second (WFRX 8868; formerly BNSF 8868), NS 24X brings some extra color to the Lehigh Line this morning. The leader was rebuilt from C44-9W NS 9164 in S... (more)

Golden hour Warbonnet… As severe storms start to roll in from the southwest, the sun peaks out from behind the clouds as 24X hustles across the James River with a consist that looks straight ... (more)

Northbound Hotshot. NS 24X brings its high priority load over Lawson's Fork Creek just past Beaumont on its way north on the Southern Main.

As the wind blows through the trees and the fallen leaves flutter in the breeze, Chip Miller and Scotty Pennington hustle 24X north through the entrance to “The Jungle” as the fall colors reac... (more)