Norfolk Southern (NS) 8678 - GE C39-8E
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RPPY has cleared the slow trackage in NY, and is now getting a roll on as it runs next to the road coming into Hallstead. The long hood forward practice on NS extended to the modern GEs, which must have been a real pain for the crews.
RPPY is now at Stillwater Rd in Conklin, getting close to the end of the slow order. Soon the engineer will open up to head south.
RPPY has reached Shaws, the block limit station near Shaw Rd, about a mile or so south of Terrace Dr. Now clear of the East Binghamton yard, it still had a long slow ride before it could start to run, as there was a 10 MPH speed restriction almost all the way to the state line. It made for an easy chase, but not so good for the crews.
146 EB at Walter Main Road
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NS #8678 rests at the CHerokee yard in Tulsa, ok.
The old NW headquarters buildvng looms in the background, as the boys click bway...
12T rolls west at Hiawatha Road past a field of stubble corn. The power is notable in that one of the original NS C39's is represented, as is an ex Southern SD40-2.
Southbound Norfolk Southern St. Louis to Birmingham #123 running on the IC - Exact date unknown
NS 8678 is trailing unit on a NB manifest as it passes through Kannapolis under cloudy skies
A dash 8 leads a Dash 9 out of the yard to go pick up their train.
Southbound NS #123 - Exact date unknown
The view from my front yard... it goes without saying, I get a lot of shots at this location.
Behind the VFW, 0745 hours.
NS 2564 and 8678
NS 14K
NS Illinois Division
NS 19A
678
NS 204 passes Kannapolis with a C39-8E in 2nd position
The NS freight finally leaves Pinson with an interesting lashup.
Light power is all 39G has to offer on Mondays
38G rolls west over the railroad crossing. Above the end of the 8678 is a tipple in which had been service in the junk yard on the other side of the tracks some time ago.
NS 766 will soon swap out with a shifter crew, becoming an 83-something. It's fun keeping up with symbols on the Pokey.
Late afternoon light reflects off 766's aluminum hoppers as a Virginia Division crew gets underway for the run from Bluefield to Roanoke.
