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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.
An NS intermodal passes the Swatara station on a cloudy day. While this is not a rare train or great weather for photography, it is still better than sitting at home.
Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 AFS
There were plenty of clouds but luck was on my side out on the roller coaster profile of the Dubuque Sub west of Jesup. This is a neat line but I hadn't really done anything out here since the CC&P days. M338 is a great morning chase, especially this late in the fall. November 11, 2024.
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.
CP 685 featured a freshly rebuilt SD70ACU in the lead. The train is seen crossing the Mississippi River just east of CAMDEN on the CP Paynesville Sub after holding for 198 to clear the main just east of the bridge at Shoreham Yard. May 2020
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.
MCHIGAL coming into Ransom in the last little bits of sun of the day thanks to Summer haze and wildfire smoke.
A pair of EMD SD60Es lead this intermodal train through Swatara on NS' Harrisburg Line, running elephant style.
Rounding the curve near the station in Duncannon this loaded coal train is making good time this afternoon.
Captured with a wonderful 300mm f/4 prime.
CSX 2756 sits in collier yard wearing her original YN2 paint. 2756 is the only GP38-2 left on roaster still in services on CSX and was such a cool sight to see one of the last EMD in YN2.
CP 148 heading past one of the many searchlights that litter the Thompson Sub. This was my final shot of my chase.
CSX M415 makes its way out of Virginia and into North Carolina at Forest Road with a very nice lash up including 1776 leading the way to Rocky Mount.
CSX M582-22 at the Seaboard Air Line Passenger and Freight Depots in Chester, SC (milepost SG. 351.0)
Early morning storms dim the city of Denver and Amtrak's California Zephyr train #5 as it makes its way up-grade on Union Pacific's Moffat Subdivision
While we cross Robert’s street, we pass M-LAUMIS3-16A and RMON8401 sit next to each other in the yard; MRL 109 begins to shove back into the east end of the yard to begin work.
As we rap up are third day of train, BNSF H-SPOLAU1-12A makes its way into Manhattan, Montana with NS 4786 leading the way through the mountains and fields.
I136-13 makes its way into Suffolk, VA bound for PIT and passes the old Seaboard station on a nice summer morning with CSX 1871 ACL heritage unit making its first appearance on the Portsmouth sub.
A good amount of CSX locomotives' sits around the Cumberland turntable awaiting their turn for servicing.
With CSX M409 beginning to slow down to enter Collier yard in Petersburg with about 30 trash cars to drop off.
The morning rain made for slick rails and the 611 was crawling, but she conquered the grade in Linden, VA on the former Southern RR mainline.
With my recently rebuilt garden railroad an inspection of the line was needed to show it off to local officials so the Norfolk Southern Office Car Special was pressed into service and was the first train of any kind to run on the whole new mainline.
Just after the Amtrak Pennsylvanian went past this NS high rail vehicle made a quick pass for a maintainer to inspect the track. They were likely checking for heat kinks on all three lines which pass Cove.
After taking the photo and zooming in on details, I noticed the truck hasn't passed PA state vehicle inspection in a while. Their sticker expired in May of 2023.
Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8 AFS @ f/5.6
Blackwood Station, in the foothills of Adelaide is a heritage listed, working station, with the only signal box of its kind remaining in the state of South Australia. The building is a Class1 SAR station. The station is made of sandstone, so it survived a fire and was subsequently restored in the 1980s. There is now a breezeway through the middle of the building, courtesy of the fire.
An intermodal rolls through the rain toward the overlook bridge at Cassandra.
Nikkor PC 85mm f/2.8 Tilt/Shift, wide open
Pic of me out photographing trains on the Pittsburgh line.
My wife spent this summer sewing patches onto a jean jacket and I think the results are pretty nice. I have to track down a few more patches to get it looking perfect.
Eastbound intermodal freight as seen in 590nm IR running along the Susquehanna with the Clarks Ferry Bridge seen on the right.
The Aberlemno I, class I Pictish symbol stone, also called the Serpent Stone. There are five Pictish symbols on one face visible from the roadside. From the top:
(a) the serpent
(b) the double disc
(c) the Z-rod and
(d) a mirror and comb.
The meaning of these symbols commonly carved by the Picts is unknown. Strangely the missionaries or scribes from the Celtic church did not record the meaning in their texts even though Celtic christian crosses were engraved on one side of the class II symbol stones or cross slabs.
The other face of the stone exhibits prehistoric cup marks on the opposite face. This indicates it was reused by the Picts.
The Aberlemno 3, class II Pictish symbol stone, also called the Great Stone. The ornate Celtic cross is impressive with two angels either side, one reading a book.
A hunting scene and the double disc Pictish symbol is visible on the opposite face which is not visible from the roadside. Three trumpeters are also visible.
The meaning of these symbols commonly carved by the Picts is unknown.
Strangely the missionaries or scribes from the Celtic church did not record the meaning of the symbols in their texts. This was even more strange as Celtic christian crosses were engraved on one side of the class II symbol stones or cross slabs.
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Local PC06 out of Charlotte sits tied down over the weekend in Huntersville, NC with an aging Southern High Hood on point.
The "original" NS heritage unit, NS 8114, leads this westbound intermodal as the sun sets on this fine day of fall railfanning.
NS 7711 was the trailing unit.
Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 AFS @ f/5
An NS autorack train passes the Swatara Station on NS' Harrisburg Line.
There was a DPU so this lone unit wasn't responsible for all of the tonnage.
NS 41N comes down from lamberts point into portlock with 30 loaded coal car. Im not sure why this happen because 41N is normally a grain train? My guess is that its probably a batch of bad orders but who knows.
CSX I031 cuts through the train day crowd in Ashland, Virginia. CSX 3138 is seen here escaping outside of the town with its cut of single stacks on its way to Jacksonville.
CSXT M409-24 is creeping past BX junction in Petersburg, Virginia with CSX 1899 leading into Collier yard with a bunch of trash to drop off. At the tie of posting this 1899 is are 13th Heritage unit from CSX and is only 3 week old when this picture was taken. This day was also a crazy day to railfan the A-line/RF&P.