Norfolk Southern (NS) 2563 - EMD SD70

#135 is about 10 car lengths over the CSX crossing (former Western of Alabama/Atlanta & West Point) and about 10 more car lengths from stopping to line the switch at the east end of the siding at Opelika.

Back end shot of NS 2563 as it trailed on 212.

S 212.

NS 5169 lead NS 212.

Next, NS 2563 leads an eastbound autorack train

NS 2563 leads NS 143 south through Ossian

EB NS

Early morning sun catches 368 at CR 500N on the NS Marion Branch.

In a day and age where Dash 9s rule the CW, this SD70 is a nice change and a blast from the past. Even though its not that far in the past. V94 is seen here on the return trip from Broadway cruising along at track speed (25) with little effort up the grade and only 6 cars trailing.

174 rolls thru the countryside north of town.

Wish it was clean.

NS 2563 leads NS 220 through Waco, GA

Eastbound

D46 heading east near Deer Creek.

Not sure why his ditchlights were on.

NS 152/330 Combo

NS 10A ducks under the Main Street Bridge

NS 10A with the engineer hanging his coat out the window

Still waiting.

Engineer Pritschau

17th Ave.

13th Ave.

20K crosses over from 1 to 2 at Burn with NS C40-8W 8339 (with a beautiful RS3L horn) leading a D9 and SD70.

Stone train 62W stopped along the NEC.

Stone train 62W waits to enter Edgemoor Yard.

Looks like the weed sprayer train needs to visit Watkins.

Southbound at Fishers Ferry Pa. on NS Buffalo Line at mp 165.

Rolling north through Saginaw on a BNSF freight.

A northbound BNSF train climbs onto the mainline and northbound towards the Saginaw Interlocker.

I've always liked the spartan cabbed SD70 fleet, it was the end of an era when these were built.

26T EB MP:PT148.7 Old one room schoolhouse!

History, this roundhouse is almost completely gone now.