Norfolk Southern, Penn Central Heritage unit 1073 NS 1017, leads a northbound coal train N07 on the ex Monongahela Railway, at Clarksville, Pennsylvania. October 25, 2012. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

Twelve years ago today, Norfolk Southern gathered their then-new heritage units at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in July 2012 to show them off to several thousand visitors who attended ... (more)

NS 12R rounds the sweeping curve in Blackstock, making their way to their next crew change point at Linwood, NC.

Glow Little Glow-Worm: NS 28X with the Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit on point curves through Alpha, NJ. NS 4116 (AC44C6M; rebuilt from C44-9 NS 8850 in July 2018) is the trailing unit.

Norfolk Southern gathered their then-new heritage units at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in July 2012 to show them off to several thousand visitors who attended over the 4th of July wee... (more)

Norfolk Southern gathered their then-new heritage units at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in July 2012 to show them off to several thousand visitors who attended over the 4th of July wee... (more)

Norfolk Southern's "Pennsylvania Railroad" Heritage Unit crawls through "The Trench" splitting the Allegheny Commons West Park on the North Shore of Pittsburgh

The Pennsylvania Railroad. The rayish-brown terra cotta building is Pittsburgh's Union Station, designed by architect Daniel Burnham, and was constructed from 1898 to 1904. It served as a key stop... (more)

ON THE CSX, NS, Norfolk Southern, 1069 Virginian heritage unit- and 7653, with eastbound CSX Q138, BF290 CSX Pittsburgh sub at, Smithton, Pennsylvania. October 18, 2017. Jack D Kuiphoff photo ©

Norfolk Southern gathered their then-new heritage units at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in July 2012 to show them off to several thousand visitors who attended over the 4th of July wee... (more)

Norfolk Southern gathered their then-new heritage units at the North Carolina Transportation Museum in July 2012 to show them off to several thousand visitors who attended over the 4th of July wee... (more)

Norfolk Southern gathered their then-new heritage units at the North Carolina Transporation Museum in July 2012 to show them off to several thousand visitors who attended over the 4th of July week... (more)

Villamont Greens: NS 8099, the Southern Heritage Unit, leads intermodal train NS 279 westbound through Villamont, Virginia, along the NS Blue Ridge District.

NS 11Z finally makes its way into Roanoke with the 1069 on point.

NS 11Z heads south past the CPL in Cloverdale, VA