An extra as-needed loaded ethanol train is about to take the signals at CP Bethlehem en route to Sewaren, NJ. Behind the leader is CP 9817 (AC4400CW). The leader was rebuilt from C44-9W NS 8948 in... (more)

The NS 6K4, with a rare CP leader, crosses the Chicago Line bridge over the Vermilion River in Vermilion, Ohio.

NS Pumpkin WFRX 8871 is one of 30 former BNSF SD70MACs leased by Norfolk Southern to help with its recent power shortage. Word on the street is that these units will soon be returning to t... (more)

NS AC44C6M 4620 and Wells Fargo SD70MAC 8871 lead loaded ethanol train 6K4 upgrade on Track 3 at Lilly, PA. NS is reportedly starting to gather the Wells Fargo SD70MACs to return them to the less... (more)

NS 6K4 (64K Extra Symbol) has just entered Conrail's Port Reading Secondary, bound for Port Reading and Sewaren, NJ. Behind the leader is fellow C44-9W NS 9640.

Ethanol loads 6K4 heads under the signal bridge with an SD70M-2 and SD75M for power.

An as-needed NS 6K4 (Extra 64K) approaches its final destination of Sewaren, NJ on Conrail's Port Reading Secondary. Behind the leader is NS 9473 (C44-9W).

A former AC44/60 "convertible" brings up the rear of a 6K4 loaded ethanol train at Cary. This train originated in Harvey, IA as a UP UEVHNU, and was handed off to NS at Chicago. It'll go... (more)

A rare appearance of a CSX on the NS Chicago line today. Shown here, CSX 3363 leads the NS 6K4 past the Whispering Walleye Fish Camp in Huron, OH.

NS 6K4 (Extra 64K) takes Track #1 (former Royce Running Track) to allow for high-priority NS 21M to pass west on Track #2 and onto the single track past CP Sully. NS 4275 (AC44C6M) is trailing. Th... (more)

NS 6K4 heading east on Conrail's Port Reading Secondary bound for Port Reading/Carteret for its ultimate destination of Motiva in Sewaren. The second unit is NS 9460 (C44-9W). The leader was rebui... (more)

While UP 4141 was all the rage in December of 2018 when it led the President George H. W. Bush Funeral Train, rebuilt NS 4141 got a lot less attention. Rebuilt from NS 8934 (C44-9W) in February of... (more)

NS 6K4 accelerates back up to speed after a crew change at East Wayne Yard. The trio of GE units is seen passing the restored Wabash Railroad Depot, which was originally built in 1890.

I remember seeing Soo Line SD60's in Berea when I was really young, so when I heard that one was leading an eastbound ethanol train and was set to run on the former PRR Fort Wayne Line, I knew I h... (more)