Virginian Is For Train Lovers. On Wednesday, September 13, 2023, an unexpected series of events led to recently repainted Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit SD70ACe 1069 (Virginian) leading Tra... (more)

NS GP38-2 5611, two hoppers of plastic pellets, and GP38-2 5615 heading to switch Beta Plastics.

The Other Kind Of East Out Geep. Norfolk Southern Corp H81 (NS GP380-2s 5637 and 5611) crosses HX Draw into Secaucus, New Jersey on the afternoon of Thursday, January 14, 2021. The train wi... (more)

NS H81 with a refrigerator car on the "long siding" in Wood-Ridge, NJ. The engine was rebuilt from GP38 NS 2789 (née SOU 2789).

NS H81 on the "long siding" at Wood-Ridge getting ready to reverse into a customer. The engine was rebuilt from GP38 NS 2802 (née SOU 2802).

NS H81 takes the siding at CP Seamans on the Pascack Valley Line in Wood-Ridge, NJ. The crew has to reposition their consist, and must also meet a few westbound NJT commuter trains before heading... (more)

NS GP38-2 5615 & 5611 thru the signals back to Pascack Valley Line. The job is based in Croxton Yard.

GP38-2 5611 & 5615 are, heading to the switch of NJ Transit's PVL Line, passing Julius Blum & Co. on the Seamans Lead. The crew just left two hoppers for Beta Plastics.

"The Carnival Comes to Town"

The James E. Strates Carnival train heads up the Meadowlands Rail Line in East Rutherford for unloading on May 9, 2019. The train is in tow... (more)

"Dying Breeds"

"UP Wye Move"

"Union Pacific Over The Hackensack"

"Back From the Grind"

"Pulling the Empties"

The H81 crew has just pulled empty hoppers out of Beta Plastics and begins to run west down Seamans Lead for the return to Croxton Yard.

"An Uncommon Face"

Usually seen with 5600 series GP38-2s, the Friday edition of H81 was seen with a rare high hood GP38-2. The 5253 is usually held captive in yard remo... (more)