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A NS intermodal train pushes the snow as it rounds the curve from the Sandusky Bay Bridge.

The original Norfolk Southern Railway heritage unit, NS ES44AC #8114, leads 25A east on the B-Line in perfect lighting.

CNJ 113 poses for photographers by the coal supply at Minersville Station

Union Pacific's 'Employee Pride' unit leads 19K southbound along Hickory Street in Warsaw. The autumn colors are still vibrant here, making for a nice backdrop in this street running location.

From my other post of NS 911 going thru Sunbury. Here’s a pan shot of 911 with 974 passing an old D&H Depot on the D&H Sunbury Line which is now a winery. I shot this winery since 2016. I usually try for new angles.

After meeting C887 (bound for Gary, Indiana) B241 is now rolling through the home stretch towards Corbin where it will have all 3 of its units refueled for the journey south. Leading the charge is Canadian National heritage unit 3115, painted for BC Rail. Forget another railroad, this one is taking us out of the country, making it that much more unusual to see on former L&N trackage, displayed by the old searchlights here at Lily. This is the closest thing to British Columbia that you will ever see in the Bluegrass State.

CN 3115, painted for BC Rail, leads a rerouted B241 into the yard in Corbin, Ky, and past the old L&N Depot. The heavy rain had now slowed to a drizzle as we stood on the old station platform. The BC Rail is the farthest thing from the scene of an old L&N passenger train rolling in here in the 50's, though the red, white, and blue scheme does resemble that classic "'Murica!" feel. Out of sight on the other end of the depot is L&N 2132, the only remaining L&N-built steam locomotive to exist. Funny enough, the day marked the 7-year anniversary of its dedication here in this very spot. Who knew that 7 years from that moment, we would be standing at the depot awaiting our train.

NS 974 with the NS First Responders Safety Train makes it way thru Sunbury, PA. This shot here shows the 911 passing one of the buildings in town (consist not seen) around 2:30am.

After getting held up north for a bit, CSX B241-20 made its way into south Georgia with CN 3115, the BC Rail heritage unit, leading the loaded potash train south. This one sure drew out the crowd today, and for good reason. CN 3115 is painted in the same form that BC Rail used to paint their MLW M420 units after going to the red, white and blue paint scheme. This is also the first of the CN heritage units that has made it this far south. These loaded potash trains typically come from CN but will occasionally come off the CP as well. In this case, the train arrived in Chicago as CN B746

The train that brought people in droves to the Bluegrass state, B241-20 with CN 3115 leading, exits the tunnel at Sinks and rolls by an abandoned limestone quarry, on its trek to Corbin for a crew change, and later Tampa.

With the sun finally breaking through for last light after a day of storms, empty potash train CSX B240-11 rolls through the small community of Rebecca, GA with a trio of CN motors hustling the long string of empties back to Chicago. Also of interest was the rotary Bone Valley phosphate hopper on the head end of the cars.

The full body paint “Spirit of our First Responders” unit paired with the New York Central heritage unit, one of CSX’s new heritage locomotives…this is what CSX railfans dream of!

NS 265 with units #9811 and #9975 up front creep past the CD 382.6 defect detector just outside Kendallville, slowing down while waiting on Amtrak 49 to run around them. These Daah 9's will soon be a rarity for NS as their AC44C6M rebuild program continues.

I wouldn’t swim in Powell’s Creek, but the body of water does make for some interesting pictures from Leesylvania State Park. M410 reflects off the dirty top of the water with the Family Lines heritage unit trailing second.

The duo of 911 and 1853 - the New York Central unit cross the Anacostia River Bridge on M422.

UP 8611 rolls a manifest out of Roseville, CA in perfect evening light.

Norfolk Southern's own heritage unit #8114 leads the 11z on The Gauntlet from Wilkes Barre to Kingston

A freezing January afternoon following a decent snowfall saw me make the trip to the Brent Point Road crossing to catch what I’d been after for months - a well-lit shot of 911 in charge of a train. Safe to say I succeeded.

The southbound Cape Flyer service bypasses the Montello station. The Flyer is a special service run every Friday and weekend to/from Hyannis and Boston. Note the license plate on 1138: FLYER.

CSX ES44AH #3211 leads daily Intermodal I135 under the South WB signal bridge as it passes Brunswick Yard.