The first of the Norfolk Southern Heritage Locomotives have been released

Norfolk Southern Heritage Locomotives

The first of the Norfolk Southern Heritage Locomotives has hit the rails.  I have heard there will be eighteen in all. 

Sunday February 26, 2012 - Website Update

I have updated my website again. I have removed the slide show of recent photographs and in its place I have put in a small blog style section to highlight the current photographs that I have taken. I also moved the recent news and sightings section to the left hand side of the screen. More updates will be forth coming as website evolves.

January 8, 2012 - CSX Train R138-07

CSX Train R138-07 moves East at County Road 71 East of Indo near the Indiana/Ohio state line on January 8, 2012 at 14:47. Locomotives in the consist were CSX 8597 and CSX 31.

Sunday January 8, 2012

01/08/2012 14:39 CSX X395-07 lead by CN 2641 near Indo

This was my first catch of the 2012 season. 01/08/2012 at 14:39 Westbound CSX train X395-07 with locomotives CN 2641, CN 2638, CN 2649, BN 8072, CSX 5346, and CSX 7388. Video was shot from the State Road 101 crossing near Indo.

Friday January 27, 2012

Piqua Yard with CF&E 3886 and Iory 4036

Was on my way to pick up my children in Columbia City Indiana driving past the CF&E (Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern) Piqua Yard.  Decided to stop and take a couple of quick photographs of the power in the yard.

Piqua Yard CF&E 3886, IORY 4036, CF&E 3882, and IORN 4033

NS caboose 555066 with black paint

Check out this Norfolk Southern caboose number 555066 In black paint.

Thursday October 6, 2011

17:28 South bound NS 21T at Irving Road with NS 9448 leading

Finally got off work early enough to head out for some rail fanning and some sun.  Had an errand to run so I ran that first then as I listened to the scanner I heard that something was going on over around Grabil.  Turned the car around and headed over to Grabil.  As I near Grabil Indiana I hear the Norfolk Southern dispatcher clear 21T to go South through the siding there at Grabil as the Rail Grinder was working on the main.   Turned again and headed down to Irving road on the East side of Fort Wayne where I took video and photo's of 21T.

17:41 South bound NS 171 at Notestein Road with NS 9135 leading

Next I heard 171 call the signal at St. Joe so I headed back toward Grabil.  Before I could get to Grabil he had arrived at East Grabil and called a clear signal there.  Photographed Norfolk Southern train 171 at Notestein road and it was a literal grab and shoot as the train
was approaching the crossing where I had stopped the car.

17:55 North bound Loram Rail Grinder RG314 at Hurshtown Road

Next I headed to the North side of Grabil to see if I could see the Rail grainder.  Stopped at Hurshtown Road North of Grabil to photograph the rail grainder at work.

18:25 West bound CSX train Q171-06 with BNSF 5208 leading

Made my way up to Butler Indiana but nothing was coming.  Heard Q171 calling signals on the CSX so I back tracked to County Road 75 near Indo (West of Hicksville Ohio).   Photographed Q171-06 at County road 75 and headed home.  Saw Q324-06 heading East at St Road 101 but didn't get any video or photographs.