Back to the grind, in terms of photos...I'll post POHC photos next time, but for now let's do some more NS photos.
On January 20th, I was back at Rochester in search of a heritage unit. First up is NS 67R with a Dash 9 pair.
Next was a train that I seldom see because of its noonish arrival, NS 170 from Chattanooga to Conway Yard. Leading the train were a triplet of AC44C6Ms, fast becoming the garden variety power on NS as the Dash 9s are rebuilt and retired.
Trailing and likely destined for Altoona were a pair of NS's rarer GP38 variants. 5817 is a GP38-3, one of 31 rebuilt GP50s remaining on the roster after almost a year and a half of purges. 5321 is a former Penn Central GP38-2, one of probably about 30 or so still wearing the original NS "Horsehead" paint.
The thoroughbred paint is slowing disappearing on NS, as the Dash 9s are rebuilt, GP38-2s, GP40-2s, and SD40-2s are outshopped, and SD60/SD70 types retired.
The reason for my outing, NS 8025, passes the tail end of 170 as it heads to the refueling racks on the west side of Conway.
While 20E recrewed, I hustled past Conway and set up at the grade crossing in Haysville. After about 15 minutes, 8025 tripped the MP 12 detector with three high loads, necessitating a trip on the Monongahela Line (really the old PRR) to avoid Penn Station.
One last shot of NS 21G heading into the setting sun with a Dash 9 and ES44AC for power.
