Even in 2025 an NS Whiteface can still lead a train. NS 9770 leads 289 pass Happy Creek Rd on the NS B line heading towards Manassas. Canon 6Dii with Pentax 135mm set at f/4
289 heads south across the Shenandoah River with the out of service section of the B-Line quite obvious in the foreground. The diamond at Riverton, where the Southern and N&W met, was last in ser... (more)
NS 289 heads south through the ruins of the Riverton Corporation's former lime plant. In 2012 my demolition crew scrapped most of the plant including a conveyor over the NS line. The plant used ... (more)
Right on the tail of NS 275, 289 winds through Delaplane on a nice spring morning.
289 heads south past a farm and a siding used mostly for MOW these days.
In freezing conditions, with the Potomac River partially frozen, 289 heads south with a pair of rebuilds.
A very clean AC44C6M rebuild leads 289 through Berryville
After spending most of the day in Chattanooga, NS 289 (Croxton,NJ-Rossville,TN) is finally underway getting off of home rails and onto the CSX Chattanooga Sub for Stevenson, AL.
The Nickel Plate Road heritage unit leads NS 289 west through Shawsville, VA.
The Nickel Plate Road heritage unit leads NS 289 west through Shawsville, VA. This train was crawling up the mountain.
The Nickel Plate Road heritage unit leads NS 289 west through Shawsville, VA and passes an N&W whistle post.
The Nickel Plate Road heritage unit leads NS 289 west through Wabun, VA.
After a brief stop at the convenient store, NS 289 roared back up to complete its journey to Rossville, TN.
A clean NS 8105 leads NS 289 up the hill through Glen on its way to Rossville, TN on a beautiful early-summer day.