NS 18E after meeting a pusher starts it's way westward off the K&I bridge from Louisville. No whistle zone here.
CSX SD70AC 4704 leads M687 south as it races for Louisville.
It has been about 20 years since I was last here. 168 starts for Duncan Hill departing from Louisville.
Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam program's The Commodore Vanderbilt Employee Special passes through Dunlap, IN on its way east to Bryan, OH and return to Elkhart.
NS 8173 leads a intermodal West through Pine Junction.
CN GP40-2LW 9615 leads CN L512 East through East Chicago.
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The did exist in CSX if only for the life of a fruit fly. L&N was the original buyer. Photo by Mike Dolenski.
The original NS heritage unit leads 125 east into Huntingburg.
Rolling west toward Chicago is a selection of BNSF schemes and some home road NS units.
CP 8645 switches the West end of Gibson yard with CPKC 137.
Done with the day's duties, NS 3233 rests in a late Autumn setting sun. NS 3233 started as SRR 3233, and was still in use at the ripe old age of 50(!!) as of last Autumn.
CSX 7228 Leads Autoracks , Eastbound over the High Bridge Delaware in Osgood Indiana at sunset
NS GP60 7146 leads a work train West through Michigan City.
CSX M574 with the Monon heritage unit heads east over the Indiana Sub former B&O to Cincinnati.