May 16, 2017 – With the sun heading for the horizon to the west, Norfolk Southern’s “Lehigh Valley” Heritage Unit 8104 sits on the end of loaded coal train NS D436 at Red Brush Siding, on the Yankeetown Branch at Yankeetown, Indiana.
May 16, 2017 – Norfolk Southern’s “Lehigh Valley” Heritage Unit 8104 sits on the end of loaded coal train NS D436 as it waits for a crew, at Red Brush Siding, on the Yankeetown Branch at Yankeetown, Indiana.
May 16, 2017 – Norfolk Southern’s “Lehigh Valley” Heritage Unit 8104 sits as the DPU on loaded coal train NS D436, tied down in the Red Brush Siding, on the Yankeetown Branch at Yankeetown, Indiana.
May 13, 2017 – A eerie quiet fell in amongst all these steel horses as they sat at the north end of the Norfolk Southern yard at Princeton, Indiana as the last light of dusk fell on National Train Day. I drove from Piqua, Ohio to Princeton, Indiana on this day looking for trains to catch and I saw three moving along the way, all in the distance. That’s the way it goes sometimes! I did catch another shot I’ll post later of a CSX coal train in the loop at Alliance Coal.
May 12, 2017 – Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 1071, “Jersey Central Lines,” brings up the tail end of 71T as it finishes up loading it’s coal train at Alliance Coal in Princeton, Indiana.
March 25, 2017 – Lights from a signal down the track illuminate NS 871 and it’s trailing engines, as it heads up a empty Norfolk Southern coal train tied down at Lyle Siding in Princeton, Indiana, waiting on a crew to take it on east on the NS Southern West district.
March 25, 2017 – As the last light of day fades from the sky, a loaded Norfolk Southern coal train sits under the loading dock at Alliance Coal in Princeton, Indiana as their crew prepares to take their train east on the NS Southern-East District.
March 25, 2017 – The red light from signals light up the front of NS 871 with an empty Norfolk Southern coal train that tied down in Lyle Siding at Princeton, Indiana, waiting on a crew to take it on east on the NS Southern West district.
March 25, 2017 – Great time shooting some night action with fellow railfans Ryan Scott and Dave Kunkle! We caught this empty Norfolk Southern coal train that tied down in Lyle Siding at Princeton, Indiana, waiting on a crew to take it on east on the NS Southern West district. A big shout out to Dave who was gracious enough to be our “grip” last night and use his hat to cover a bothersome light on one of the RR Boxes next to the crossing!
February 23, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 1160 and 7507 lead a northbound coal train over the diamond as it heads north through Oakland City, Indiana on the Indiana Southern Railroad, on it’s way to Bear Run Mine for a load of coal.
February 23, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 8099, Southern Heritage unit, with a loaded coal train (NS 816) sits waiting for recrew at Alliance Coal in Princeton, Indiana.
February 23, 2017 – Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 911 leads NS 239 West as it meets a waiting eastbound grain train at East Douglas at Princeton, Indiana.
February 23, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 8790 leads NS 168, over the Indiana Southern/NS diamond at Oakland City, Indiana as it heads west on the NS Southern-East District line.
February 23, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 167 heads East on the NS Southern-East District out of Oakland City, Indiana with NS 9113 and 9244 as power.
February 23, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 8099, their Southern Heritage unit, pulls around the outer loop at Alliance Coal in Princeton, Indiana with a load of coal that’s bound for Egypt.
February 23, 2017 – Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit 911, Honoring First Responders, makes its way downgrade into the sun at the east end of Douglas siding as it heads west into Princeton, Indiana.
February 24, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 239 heads, across the Indiana Southern diamond at Oakland City, Indiana with NS Heritage Unit 911, “Honoring First Responders” leading, as it moves a loaded autorack train west toward Princeton, Indiana.
February 23, 2017 – Today was a great day of railfanning in southern Indiana! This shot is of Norfolk Southern 8099, the Southern, as it pulls around the loop at Alliance Coal in Princeton, Indiana and it’s one of three Heritage units I caught today. In talking to one of the mine employees I found out that this load of coal that the Southern is carrying is bound for Egypt! Also caught the NS 911 and NS 1072 so watch for photos of them over the next few days!
February 16, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 319, with 7698 leading, heads down grade out of the yard from Princeton, Indiana as it heads east at milepost 166.
February 16, 2017 – Waiting on a train, (NS 319) at Princeton, Indiana. – iPhone 7 Plus Photo
February 16, 2017 – Norfolk Southern 817 works its way through the coal loop at Alliance Coal, in Princeton, Indiana, with the NS Penn Central Heritage Unit 1073, as the second unit behind NS 1075.