Red rail maintenance train at night with lit doorway and worker visible inside

High and Wide

On Friday night, I was staked out in one of my usual spots waiting for the NS 191 ...
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Military vehicles on flatbed railcars at night with text “Night Train to Ukraine”

Catch of BNSF-Powered Night Train on Eastbound Line

I had to do some quick maneuvering to catch this one. Despite waiting over three hours for its ...
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Yellow locomotive at dusk with headlights on and text “Up power as the sun sets on November”

Union Pacific Power as the Sun Sets on November

I was just about to call it a day and head home  when I got word that NS ...
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CSX locomotive 848 on tracks with large yellow text “A short salute is still a salute” on the right.

A Short Horn Salute is Still a Horn Salute

Friday is almost always an excellent train day around here. Friday, March 25th was no exception. One of ...
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Reading Lines heritage locomotive on tracks beside platform with large yellow text on left

A Short Video of the Reading Heritage Unit

Wednesday's day trip to Spartanburg, proved to be extremely fortuitously timed. The Reading Heritage Unit was in the ...
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Night train crossing with text “The Almost Midnight Train to Georgia” in yellow.

NS 191 Night Train Carries Ex-SOU & Track Equipment

Since before the holidays, NS 191 has been running unpredictably, departing at various hours day or night. On ...
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Two Norfolk Southern locomotives pulling freight cars on tracks under partly cloudy sky

A Classic Locomotive. Times Two, Times Two

This episode is a particular treat for me on multiple levels. First, the NS P75 local seems to ...
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Two locomotives passing at night with motion blur on tracks

The Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit and the Ballast Train

After sitting on a siding about twenty miles north of here on the R Line for want of ...
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Night train with bright headlights and overlayed text “Like a ball of fire in the night”

Like a Ball of Fire in the Night

This is footage that my partner, Caroline, took of the NS 15R barreling into town on the last ...
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Freight train passing railroad crossing at night with red signal lights

Military Equipment Move at Night

On the Saturday after Trainsgiving, I got a solid tip that NS 15R would be moving at least ...
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orfolk Southern locomotive 1125 stopped at railroad crossing gate

More Flying Pigs in Spartanburg

This episode from Spartanburg features something we never see here in Columbia: Actual piggyback truck trailers on spine ...
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Blue freight locomotive 8098 on tracks under bright sky

Conrail Heritage Unit Leads NS 12R in Columbia

At long, long last, the Conrail heritage unit made an appearance in Columbia. I missed it coming in, ...
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