NS- THOROUGHBRED THURSDAY!

NS C40-8W #8381 at NJ Hirailers.

Amtrak Station in Lewistown, PA

Pan Am Railways, Rigby Yard.  South Portland, Maine

A quiz... is this the NS Fort Wayne line at Emsworth, PA or the CSX line at the same location ??

HINT:  CSX rerouted last week due to derailment in PA.

Had a few beers and watched some paychecks roll by on the Chicago Line at Vermilion, OH this week (after hours of course).

Also took some time to clean up my NS truck. I usually pull everything out of her every 6 months, vacuum and shampoo the seats, wash and wax.  Company pride seems to be one of the traditions they are making us let go of -  too bad I'm a stubborn Irishman! 

Before I touched up the paint.

After.

This is my favorite diesel.

ssm posted:

Before I touched up the paint.

After.

This is my favorite diesel.

The Illinois Terminal is the hardest NS engine to find in my book..........

Sorry, only HO .....

NS C40-8 #8306 at NJ Hirailers.

M J Breen posted:

Had a few beers and watched some paychecks roll by on the Chicago Line at Vermilion, OH this week (after hours of course).

 

 

Neat seeing those loads of combines going by.  

PAUL ROMANO posted:

Lets' see some Norfolk Southern pictures on Thursdays!!

Sorry, mine is in my avatar.

BigMike88 posted:

Dennis S posted:

Whoa, I'm loving this post! Modern fleets of the latest and greatest.

You gotta love The Horse!

ssm posted:

Before I touched up the paint.

After.

This is my favorite diesel.

It's my favorite too! I grew up watching the IT run past my childhood home until the ICG abandoned the Decatur District in April of 1980.

Rusty

NS GP38-2s at NJ Hirailers.

The mommy locomotive and her baby. 

Rick

NS SD70M-2 & SD70Ace- NJ HiRailers

I already posted my only NS engine, so here is a photo of the NS and the NJ short line Morristown & Erie doing an exchange not very far from my house .....

Paul,
Are you getting ready for winter? Does that broom have a chisel on the end to chip ice?

Does this one count? 

And for my next project.....

I don't have any NS equipment, but it sure is nice to see your still kicking Mo!

mike g. posted:

I don't have any NS equipment, but it sure is nice to see your still kicking Mo!

Thanks Mike!! I took the summer off, projects, camping, family time, and of course work, but tomorrow I'm back on the layout!! An end to the "sun-birding" season. 

PAUL ROMANO posted:

Lets' see some Norfolk Southern pictures on Thursdays!!

Gotta love the broom. 

GREAT photos Christopher !!!!!

This is about as close as it gets on my railroad to the Thoroughbred NS. Maybe it could pass for a heritage car?  

briansilvermustang posted:

GREAT photos Christopher !!!!!

Thanks!  NS is my favorite active railroad, so I shoot them all the time. I couldn't decide what pics to post, so I just picked random ones  

I know yesterday was Thursday, but these fit for yesterday and today:

MTH NS SD60E

I have the MTH 4000 version, but someday I also like to get MTH 4002.

PAUL ROMANO posted:

Hey Paul, where can I buy one of these??!!!  

Thanks guys for the pics......NS my favorite.....

                              in primer, headed out for paint......

A shot I couldn't pass up when a coal drag came to a stop near me.

saw these on my way to and from work:

PAUL ROMANO posted:

Hey Paulie, what happened here?  Did you lose the DCS signal??  

@CHRISTOPHER2035- Awesome layout!

PAUL ROMANO posted:

@CHRISTOPHER2035- Awesome layout!

 Thank you!

@BRIANSILVERMUSTANG- Awesome B&W Steam pic. Was that at Roanoke?

Found a couple more 

MATCHING PAIRS - KIND OF.....

My MTH Lackawanna Heritage Unit paired with NS 1030. You'll also spot the new Lionel mill gons behind the engines.

I took this back on Sat 10/18/14 in Hudson Ohio.

These were parked at work today 

First time I looked through these photos and enjoyed them although I have hundreds of my own. NS is a cool RR.

briansilvermustang posted:

 

There are a lot of great pics being shared here. Thanks!

This one really hit me. Must be something kept for their heritage records? ( I see the NS symbol in the pic)

Great thread, thanks to all the contributors!

Saw this one in High Point NC

While you guys are out chasing trains some of us still have paperwork to do - The less glamorous side of railroading.

   nmp...

Great photo

NS AC44C6M #4002, which I caught here in Hudson Ohio back on Sat 7/15/17, was the first converted DC to AC power unit out of Roanoke VA, but was the official 3rd AC44C6M made. #4000 and 01 were the first 2 made up at  GE/American Motive Power, Inc in Dansville NY.  #4003 was also made at Roanoke, but 4004 & 4005 were made in Altoona.

   nmp....

Here is my contribution to NS Thursday!!

I know a lot of  guys bad mouth the NS paint scheme but I think they look sharp.

I am with Jim and the rest of us, I love them all.  Best combination of functional and cool.

briansilvermustang,

I hate to be ignorant but what is that beautiful shot and how old is it?  

PS: always love Tom Jr's shots too.

NS locos are business looking and macho !!

hokie71 posted:

briansilvermustang,

I hate to be ignorant but what is that beautiful shot and how old is it?  

PS: always love Tom Jr's shots too.

hokie71, thank you very much. Yes, since I've seen this topic, every Thursday from now on, I'll post a pic of an NS train I've seen.

These photos are from last year.  Click HERE to see the Norfolk Southern page on my website.

  nmp...

Can tell it is a GE !!  Smoke 'em up.

Almost forgot to add. Well thursday isn't over just yet.     I took this photo in Rootstown Ohio back on Sunday Oct 1st, 2017 of a train meet.

I guess I made it by 30 minutes (eastern time anyway).  Love this thread and I look forward to Thursday.  A friend of mine took these last May during the 611 run so I can't take credit but really, can we get enough of the J?

PS- I know there is no thoroughbred visible!

Fuquay Varina, NC, summer of 2009.

Took this back on Labor Day - Mon Sept 4th, 2017 of NS eastbound freight 34N lead by NS AC44C6M #4059, Lackawanna Heritage Unit SD70ACe #1074 trailing 2nd and Carload Express MP15AC switcher #1559 trailing 3rd in Rootstown Ohio.

                  A crew is switching JBS with a remote controlled cabless genset. The genset is pulling big brother Dash 9 unto the turntable to move it to a different shall track.      

AC44C6M #4023

My favorite NS Heritage Engine.

NS Dash8-40C, gone but not forgotten...........

Norfolk Southern

Good morning, here is a shot from the Indiana Mall Layout NS Coal Train

Caught the safety train on its way south on its maiden trip. PRR HU happened to be at Strasburg the only time we've gone!

Here I took back on Sat Oct 14th, 2017 in Rootstown Ohio of a good multiple unit consist leading NS westbound freight 17N. This freight train symbol 17N originates in Conway PA and terminates in Elkhart IN.