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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
The NS Safety Train was in Reading Yard for some instructional courses for first responders in July 2019 and is seen here posing as the yard crew works some cars in Reading Yard.
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
CSX I031 is making up for time and is hailing into North Carolina with CSX 1869 leading the way to Jacksonville, Florida. Glad I was able to capture this guy for a second time. I was not happy at all with my previous picture of the 1869 and glad I was able to redeem myself.
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.
With are finally chase of BNSF L-MON8211-15A ending here in Livingston, Montana, it crawls into the yard while crossing the Bennett St crossing.
CSX #63 sits outside of South Norfolk waiting for the NPBL draw bridge to drop to head into Berkeley.
Union Pacific 7019 leads a manifest through St. Louis, Missouri heading through 12street yard ahead of them.
I recently made a trip out to Altoona and back. It took a few days to soak in the many stops, but I started my trip in Mexico, PA. A small farming town near Port Royal, PA.
I caught this single EMD leader on a nice manifest freight. I captured some nice graffiti on this train as it rolled past me.
Yes, I saw the "graffiti" done by cleaning something into the dirt on the nose of the loco. LOL
Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 AFS
Norfolk Southern 824 rides past South Norfolk with #3667 leading and 21N in the background.
NS 824
NS #3667
NS #8097
CP 685 climbs the grade just east of Cottage Grove, MN on the BNSF St. Paul Subdivision with a freshly rebuilt SD70ACU in the lead. In the distance is a small portion of the 3M Headquarters plant. May 2020
CN 2112, painted in a special 15th anniversary logo scheme, heads north from United Taconite en route to a raw taconite processing facility for offloading. October 2020
A Norfolk Portsmouth Belt Line trains comes off the NIT line and into Berkeley yard on a overcast afternoon with NS 5113 crossing over bainbridge Blvd in South Norfolk. I’ve really do missing posting NPBL stuff. Documenting stuff that would run on the shortline was something I was passionate about sharing and feel like I haven’t do enough, manly contribute to me not being happy with my shots of them but I plan to share some more stuff here soon.
NS V62 pulls into CSX Collier yard in Petersburg Virginia with two SD70M-2 leading the train. The two are holding on for dear life with NS selling most of the M-2 leaving only 46 of them remaining. I'm Very grateful that I'm able to see these things move, I started railfanning in a time were these engines were already retired.
First things first, i would like to say, not my best work. I wish i could have done a bit better but the sun was not on my side today. Oh well you win some you lose some. This is CSX I136 heading straight to PIT with Engineer Tony Dawson waving the whole way down the line. Breaking even on CSX heritage units right now.
Remotely controlled high hood 5013 and 5000 pair cross over while a road freight as getting all of its cars with EMD and GE power.
I finally caught a train over the bridge in decent light. It was a WB, when I would rather have an EB in this light, but for now I'll take it.
Of note is that the containers at the head end are hauling trash.
Nikon D800 & Sigma 15mm f/2.8 @ f/6.3
For unknown reasons, a CSX grain train sit next to Virginia Ave in Portsmouth. Didn't realized it at the time but the fresh rebuild Mac was the ex Spirt of Nashville unit. It sadly doesn't have its special feature anymore but its still cool to see a Mac leader.
L227 builds its train in Collier yard with two geeps leading the way. Was waiting on V62 but he never showed but this was a nice substitute.
After switching out its train at Martin siding, the UP Reno Local is heading down a spur toward the Reno Stead Airport. The train had arrived at Martin on the Reno Branch trackage on the hill in the background.
This spur served an industrial park that hosted JC Penney’s new western distribution center. At the time, JC Penney’s choice to locate their facility at this site had produced a notable increase in traffic on the Reno Branch.
This was the first time I got to see the new AML GP60. This one belongs to my friend Andrew and he brought it to our mutual friend Kyle's garden railroad open house. It looks nice and ran well, but somehow I don't think I need to get one.
The NS hopper is one I weathered for my friend Kyle.
Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 AFS @ f/22 to get a slower shutter speed.
This NS intermodal freight crosses Yellow Breeches Creek and heads down the Lurgan Branch.
I believe I heard this train call symbol NS 27A on the radio.
A CSX intermodal rounds a curve at Valparaiso Indiana with three BNSF H2 dash 9s leading the charge down to Wellsboro.
This train really put a simile on my face, H2 has always been my personal favorite paints scheme from BNSF and being able to see three of them in action with my friend was awesome.
It was especially nice to see this train sense me and Charlie had no luck at the Wellsboro diamond with us only catching a hand full of trains. We designed to head to the NS but on are way Charlie spotted a green signal so we found the nearest crossing and waited about 10 minutes and this showed up out of no where.
A veteran YN2 GE leads westbound Q272 through the SEPTA station at Yardley, PA on a comfortable spring evening. The section of the platform in the photo is nearing completion and will wrap up the construction project at Yardley that has been going on for a few years now.
NS 44M rounds the mountain of the horseshoe curve with its loaded grain train. Seen here are two Dash 9 leading an Ace down the grade, which is becoming a rare sight nowadays.
Empty hopper train NS 776 heads West down the Lurgan Branch. NS 1060 is the leader with NS 4290 (seen here) as the helper on the rear.
CSX C754 rounds the bend at Toano with the newest Heritage unit on display in the lead representing the Chicago & Eastern Illinois livery on the looghood
After a long day of railfanning, 19M is are last train of the day with NS 3658 leading 4588, seen here in Burkeville Virginia outside of Crewe.