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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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
A good amount of CSX locomotives' sits around the Cumberland turntable awaiting their turn for servicing.
An intermodal rolls through the rain toward the overlook bridge at Cassandra.
Nikkor PC 85mm f/2.8 Tilt/Shift, wide open
With CSX M409 beginning to slow down to enter Collier yard in Petersburg with about 30 trash cars to drop off.
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.
NS 4545 is the lone leader (there was a DPU on the end) of a mixed freight down the Lurgan on July 4th.
Nikon D800 & Nikkor 16-35mm f/4 @ f/10
An uncommon (to Illinois) Conrail GP40-2 leading the Iowa Interstate PESI train from Peoria to Silvis through the small town of Mineral.
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 "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.
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.
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.
CSX Q409-18 crossing over the Ashley River (milepost A. 394.7) in Charleston, SC with 1776 (Honoring Our Veterans) and 3194 (Honoring Our Law Enforcement) leading
The star of Roanoke looks down upon South yard, a very common spot for NS unit trains to park over night. Speaking of stars, we see two in the picture with one wearing a very well know paint scheme.
UP train M-SSDMB receives clear signals for Des Moines, IA after the CP H37 clears up, seen chugging south near Q Jct on the UP Albert Lea Sub. This train featured quite the lashup day with a Southern Pacific painted unit in the lead. June 2020
This former Southern Pacific AC4400 took the lead solo on this eastbound CPKC sand train after ditching the trailing KCS SD70MAC.
My first chase of the N&W 611 was the first time I saw it in person. It was like a dream come true. I grew up wanting to see the loco in person but then they mothballed it. Now that it was back I was so happy to witness it running on the mainline.
NS 29G begins to pick up speed outside of bridge 7 in Chesapeake. Was really cool to see the 4001 again, I am a big fan of the paint on the specials C6M engines.
NS #4001
NS #9544
NS #9426
NS #9787
NS #7531
NS #9949
A string of autoracks speeds past this waiting NS Dash 9 on my G Scale garden railroad.
The engineer sure looks happy in the cab despite the delays.
The Dash9 loco is from Aristocraft and the autoracks are from USATrains. All of the track is stainless steel and is outside all year.