 NS 6103 leads the NS photo special out of Roanoke (Following images by Carmon Bell)--> |
 The NS photo special eases around a curve North of Troutville |
 NS 6103 brings its train across the river at Natural Bridge |
 NS 289 crosses the bridge at Shelbyville with a GMTX leader |
 NS 111 holds the main at Waddy, under a deep blue October sky |
 Eastbound 285 rolls past the Waddy Firehouse |
 Eastbound 285 rolls past the Waddy Firehouse |
 NS Z0A rolls down the main at Waddy |
 A Grubby looking UP leader brings NS 23G through Waddy |
 Stacks at Waddy..NS 23G |
 NS 168 rolls through the big S-curve at Waddy under the low evening sun |
 NS 161 at Nemo TN |
 NS 177 pops into the sunlight at the South end of Nemo Tunnel |
 NS 15T passes the NS F units, as they sit on the wye at TVRM Grand Junction |
 NS 955 arrives at Debutts yard, before being moved to TVRM for railfest |
 Southbound intermodal 223 crosses the TN river on the edge of a Thunderstorm |
 Northbound 282 leaves Chattanooga for a night time run up the CNO&TP |
 A late evening meet with NS 229 & 282 above the TN River |
 NS 048, The RB&BB Circus Blue Unit, Eastbound the Louisville District |
 NS 048, The RB&BB Circus Blue Unit, Eastbound the Louisville District |
 A BNSF Warbonnet leads the NS 048 Circus train away from a meet at Talmage |
 NS 048, the Ringling Brothers Circus train |
 NS 048, the Ringling Brothers Circus train Blue Unit |
 NS 048, the Ringling Brothers Circus train Blue Unit |
 NS 048, the Ringling Brothers Circus train Blue Unit |
 NS 048, the Ringling Brothers Circus train rolls through Hogtown |
 NS 216 Rounding the bend at Hellenwood |
 Looking down on NS 170 |
 Sun casting shadows on NS 223 at Garlands Bend |
 NS 229 pulling the hill at Keno |
 NS 56G beginning the climb up Kings Mountain |
 NS 144 coming down off the Mountain |
 NS 111 passing the signals at top of Kings Mountain |
 Looking through the heat at NS 111 topping the Mountain |
 NS 143 at the top of Mountain |
 NS 143 in the curve. |
 NS 143 coming past the freshly cleaned derailment site. |
 NS 295 in the curve. |
 Triple Crown NS 251 |
 NS 285 under cloudy skies at Moreland |
 Train 167 passes the wreck of train 215 at Geneva |
 Train 167 passes the wreck of train 215 at Geneva |
 The leftover mess from the NS 215 derailment at Geneva |
 The leftover mess from the NS 215 derailment at Geneva |
 The leftover mess from the NS 215 derailment at Geneva |
 The leftover mess from the NS 215 derailment at Geneva |
 The leftover mess from the NS 215 derailment at Geneva |
 The leftover mess from the NS 215 derailment at Geneva |
 The leftover mess from the NS 215 derailment at Geneva |
 Northbound NS 282 at Bowen KY |
 A GMTX SD60 leads NS 282 North, at North Wye |
 NS 61A has swapped crews, and heads West for Louisville |
 NS 215 crosses over at North Wye, as 61 waits in the background to head West |
 NS 61A, crosses the newly rebuilt bridge at Shelbyville. |
 NS 61A near the West end of Waddy siding |
 NS 168 crosses the new bridge at Shelbyville |
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 NS 22A at Turtle Tree Curve in Waddy.. |
 NS 22A at Turtle Tree Curve in Waddy.. |
 Westbound Stacks at Waddy |
 The DPU on train 22A shoves hard aganst a cut of bare tables on the bottom |
 F Units on Pope Lick Bridge |
 The Outbound NS Derby train crosses Pope Lick bridge |
 The Eastbound Derby OCS climbs the hill at Veechdale |
 NS 4271 leads the Derby train at Veechdale |
 NS 289, with a standard cab SD70, wraps around Turtle Tree curve at Waddy |
 NS 216 rolls North through Moreland, early on a Spring morning |
 NS 167 passes through bucolic downtown Moreland |
 A T&S gang is tied up at the old woodyard for the weekend, as167 heads South |
 CN power leads NS 61N at Garlands Bend |
 CN power leads NS 61N at Garlands Bend |
 NS 61N at Revilo, KY |
 NS 61N at Revilo, KY |
 Southbound sulfur at Revilo |
 NS 8770 leads a Southbound at CP Woods |
 NS 215 is just off the Cumberland River bridge, slowing for a stop to change crews at Burnside |
 NS 2534 on train 167 at Burnside |
 NS 167 passes through the cut at Parkers Lake |
 NS 2534 leads train 167 at Parkers Lake |
 NS 215 at Parkers Lake |
 NS 215 at Parkers Lake |
 NS 223 rolls through the cut at Wiborg |
 Northbound NS 144 at Revilo |
 Train 223 eases around to the West end of Talmage, following 285 ahead |
 NS 223 at the West end of Talmage siding |
 NS 285 at Convoy |
 A Top Hat leads NS 285 through Harrodsburg |
 Eastbound 223 passes the signals at East Harrodsburg |
 NS 70K is shoving the loads into the KU power plant at Brown |
 Northbound crossing the mighty TN river at Decatur |
 NS 202 crosses the TN River drawbridge |
 Decatur Alabama |
 NS 6081 sits under a full moon at Irondale |
 NS 6135 under the Alabama stars at Irondale |
 A RCL yard job pulls out of the yard at Norris |
 Amtrak 19 rolls around the curve at Lovick AL |
 Amtrak 20, the Northbound Crescent, departs Birmingham |
 UP power leads NS 226 at Lovick Al |
 Southbound stacks in the spring Kudzu |
 A DPU trails a stack train out of Irondale |
 NS 22G at the "puzzle" in downtown Birmingham |
 A Trio of SD40-2's lead a Northbound local at Bessemer |
 A KCS Belle leads NS 339 South, down the AGS at Bessemer |
 A Southbound under the ACl bridge at Bessemer |
 HLCX 5952 at Irondale |
 GMTX SD60 #9045 at Irondale |
 Southbouond 792 passes a crewless 167 at Bowen |
 Southbouond 792 passes a crewless 167 at Bowen |
 Coal train and folks picking up rocks.. |
 A Trio of brand new ES44AC's lead Southbound 792 up Kings Mountain |
 A pair of DPU's bring up the rear of 792, as they prepare to top over the hill |
 NS 792 winds around the curve near Keno |
 Southbound 792 about to pass under the Cave Springs bridge near Keno |
 Southbound trains at Tateville |
 NS 215 in the Rip-Rap at Gradison |
 NS 229 on the South side of Science Hill |
 NS 7516 leads 229 around Fairy Curve |
 NS 111 near Freedom Church |
 NS 223 crossed the Green River Viaduct, under a Blue spring sky |
 A battered old Dash-8 leads 224 under the signals at Southfork |
 Shadows fall across the valley as 285 leaves Danville |
 Shadows fall across the valley as 285 leaves Danville |
 Southbound 197 with a Ex-Soo SD60 at Bowen |
 A Westbound sits next to the old N&W lubeitorium at Bluefield |
 Emergence |
 The rear DPU on NS 23G |
 NS 9460 at Montgomery |
 NS 23G at Montgomery Tunnel |
 A brand New GE leads a hopper train near Shawsville |
 NS 6570 with the Hotel Roanoke in the background |
 A hostler move in Downtown Roanoke |
 NS 217 is arriving in Roanoke after a daytime run from Norfolk |
 NS 217 passes under the Henry street bridge in downtown Roanoke. |
 A Westbound eases into Roanoke on the Blue Ridge District |
 CPL's stand guard over the crossovers at Singer |
 A local working the branch at Black Wolf WV |
 Westbound Near Welch |
 Shawsville, Virginia |
 Southbound NS 40A passes through the new CP at Burnside, with the new yard tracks on the right. |
 A Southbound manifest passes through the new CP at Tateville, seen from the hill at Garlands Bend. |
 A pair of EMD's are dragging Southbound NS 197 up the hill, out of the Cumberland River valley. |
 NS 167 heads down Norwood hill, and under the signal bridge at "Cumberland Chair" just North of Somerset |
 NS 229 just South of Science Hill, KY |
 NS 111 makes an unusual early morning appearance at East Talamge |
 Eastbound 111 curves through the streets of Downtown Harrodsburg on a 5 degree morning |
 The GE's on NS 376 are working hard as they climb out of the Benson Creek Valley |
 NS 22A wraps around the S-curves at Veechdale |
 NS 22A wraps around the S-curves at Veechdale |
 NS 285 eases through downtown Veechdale, slowing for a meet at Joyes |
 NS 7705 runs long hood forward as they head for the Mixing Center |
 Westbound 239 passes the old depot at Clarks Station |
 A very late 60A is just leaving Louisville, seen here crossing Pope Lick Creek |
 NS 6581 leads a Southbound grain train on a cold winter morning |
 A EMD Trio makes for a fine sight, leading a Southbound grain train |
 NS 197 near Flatrock KY on a icy January morning. |
 Northbound NS 168 hustles across single track between Whitley City and Flatrock |
 NS 66m emerges from the cut that bypassed tunnel 11 at Parkers Lake |
 A pair of GE's are down to a crawl with a Southbound unit ethanol train |
 A unit ethanol train slices through the frozen landscape |
 NS 215 crosses into TN, leaving a self created whiteout in its wake |
 NS 215 at the KY/TN stateline on a 15 degree afternoon |
 NS 223 at Revilo KY on a cold winter day |
 NS 223 at Revilo KY on a cold winter day |
 A UP moter leads NS 295 as they take single track at Cumberland Falls |
 UP wings in the Kentucky snow, NS 295 at Cumberland Falls |
 A pair of EMD's lead Eastbound NS I-85 across the bridge at Shelbyville |
 NS I-85 passes the power for local T-19, tied down for the holiday weekend |
 NS I-85 at East Talmage |
 NS I-85 at East Talmage |