In this pic of my 1:32 scale NS OCS locos I'm testing a new bridge to be installed on my railroad later this month. This is just a beta test of the alignment of the track and the new abutments.

A yard crew shifts (train on the left) while another prepares to leave town and a FRED blinks on the rear of another train. Both locomotives happen to be EMD SD60Es.

Nikon D800 & Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6 @ f/9

The crew works the small yard East of the plant.

I've been on my csx kick as of recently. Been making frequent visits to the A-line over the last few months and been having a lot of fun. With csx reviling a new heritage unit ever 3 weeks, things on the RF&P have been very fun.

Here I031 clearing through BX apporting Collier yard in Petersburg, Virginia with two ES44AC leading the Charge to Jacksonville.

A stack train pulling out of Markham with an SD60 as SD60F CN 5562 holds with its train alongside. Scenes to not be repeated!

Along NS's Pittsburgh Line at The Brickyard these two EMD helpers are headed West to assist another freight through the hills and turns of the mainline.

D36 coming into the town of Gibson City where they will do some work at DuPont Chemical before continuing to Decatur. This pair of former N&W SD40s was a nice duo while it lasted.

The Y135 from Barr to Clearing rounding the bend into Blue Island Junction. Leading the way is CSXT 2428, a former L&N SD40-2.

The CSX 2400 series SD40-2s are mostly all captive yard units, except for this 2428. Over the last few years, this one has made numerous trips on the mainline. It was my first time shooting one of these 2400 series CSX 40s.

This was a pleasant surprise coming through BI, as I was only here to kill some time on my way to the White Sox game hoping to see them break the MLB season loss record, which they did not end up doing. They can’t even lose properly.

Coal empties for Balkan heading towards Loyall through the Virginia countryside on the CSX CV Subdivision.

Change is coming to the Indiana Sub.

NS 4554, another GE, and six KNWA SD60s leading a coal train for loading on the KNWA.

An empty OPPD train at Emerald, a country mile west of Lincoln, NE.

1-11-1994

a NS local makes a run under a bridge with #3337 running long hood forward in Allentown.

Y135 from CSX Barr Yard beginning to yard their train at BRC Clearing Yard. I hadn't shot a CSX SD50 since 2017 before this.

A typical modern consist on a mainline, but can’t beat the morning lighting, semi-clean leader, and the Central IL farm scene on the former Wabash.

Eastbound intermodal passes the curve at Cove.

The lead loco, NS 4533, was rebuilt from NS 9324 in May of 2022 at Wabtec in Ft Worth.

Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 @ f/6.3

A very late NS 227 sits past east end portlock with two SD70ACe leading and begins to pull forward to the belt line diamond.

Say what you want about these things but I always liked them.

1-11-1994

I arrived home from shooting UP 4014 and found this guy sitting outside of where I live. It sat near Verona for about 3.5 hours for an unknown reason. I crossed the tracks where it was sitting on my way to set for a shot for whenever it decided to move and the ditch lights flashed on. Talk about luck and timing!

NB06 i believe crosses over to the Norfolk sub on main 1 and head west into portlock from berkeley with 5113 at the lead. Really missed catching the beltline, been awhile and was glad to see 5113 and 5261, gotta fine 5260 next!

The same H1 duo from my previous upload of VPTSBLU heading back West the following day on VBLUPTS.

A clean H2 duo leading a Westbound stack from Corwith towards Pearland, Texas.

CN 8851 & 5286 leading L585 West on the CN Gilman Sub. This job is now overnight once again. After a handful of years of running mid-day, it has returned to how it had been for years of nocturnal running.

With a sporty new plow (or at least a freshly painted one) this NS tanker train heads West toward Harrisburg.

Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 AFS Zoom @ 135mm f/4.5

NS I78 enters Suffolk VA with a very long train of intermodal heading to portlock yard with two BNSF gevos and a UP gevo trailing. Goodness the foreign power has been awesome recently, you would think we were in Iowa lol. This train did put a smile on my face. i love my NS but to see a train with no black and white was a nice change of paces. I did plan on catching this in Downtown Suffolk but ended up checking google maps and wanted to go for a shot. Half way to the spot, i realized that i would be shotting completed backlit. It was to late for me to turn back so i had to make it work. I end up walking down a little on the lit side and ended shotting next to a farmers cotton felid and sitting on a stick of wood to get some height. I ended up puling this off and I'm super happy with it. It may still just be a wedge shot but I'm still pleased with the results

CP 7018 leading 148 for Chicago through Spences Bridge where the Nicola River meets the Thompson River.

The sound of turbocharged and air aspirated EMD's is unlike anything else on this planet.

Nikkor 300mm f/4

NPBL crews takes NS 5113 over the Scuffeltown Creek bridge with one tanker and four grainer to Berkeley

Off in the distance, you can see the helpers on the rear of this loaded train.

It looks like the leader has full PTC equipped by this time but the trailing EMD does not yet have PTC.

A tanker train heads West at the Brickyard on the Pittsburgh Line.

The CN & CP mainlines running along the Thompson River on the popular Thompson Canyon routes. A CP coal train is seen heading North and a CN vehicle train headed South.

This lone SD60E is up front on an empty hopper train (there were helpers on the rear) around the famous Horseshoe Curve.

A set of helpers glides past the former brickyard, a great place to hang out and watch trains. The fall colors make for an overall nice image, even if we don't see a full train.

My wife snagged this shot while I was on the other side of the tracks, waiting to capture the view from a different angle.

CP 6261 on point of 281 with a beautiful sounding horn to compliment the relatively new paint, is accompanied by a GP20ECO and an SD40-3. The sound of 710s and a 645 is music to the ears as she accelerates out of Watertown.

A westbound intermodal is seen on Norfolk Southern's Harrisburg Line at the main crossing in Hummelstown.

Nikon D850 & Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 @ f/9

Gbrf`s 57310 recently named "UK Railtours" passes Burn at speed working 5Z58 the 13.30 Tursdale jn to March up yard class 1 driver training move 25/04/2025.

a NS local heads over the y switch in Roanoke and heads over to the shops with two Tankers.

The Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line pulls into their Berkeley yard with a grain train off of NS with 5260 leading a NS dash 9 for power. I really like this shot, it really makes me reflect on all the trains I've seen. Thing back when i was going to Berkeley every day to see the Belt line and seeing older dash 9s when i first stared railfanning. To see the together was really cool and kind of bitter sweet in a way.

After a stormy night and morning, LSF54 is seen heading North from Bloomington for industry in Coal City and Wilmington. Both geeps are without baby wings, which isn't super easy to get.

NS i78 begins to work portlock as it pass a once know field that was great for shooting trains. This train had all BNSF power witch was a nice surprise, One up front two as DPUs.