Green on Green: The NS Illinois Terminal heritage unit makes perfect timing for us as it leads NS 812 around this bend near Ironto, VA. Heavy fog persisted throughout this fall morning but cleared... (more)

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.

NS's Illinois Terminal and Wabash heritage units lead 37M West through Forest Hill.

With the yard crew on board, NS 143 starts down the west yard lead track with the Illinois Terminal and Wabash heritage units leading

With a light rain starting to fall, NS 143 crosses the Kentucky River and through the famed High Bridge behind the Illinois Terminal and Wabash heritage units on the front

A dirty glow worm still shines brightly.

The Illinois Terminal heritage unit leads Jacksonville - Charlotte train 282 under the intermediates at Lowell as the train approaches its terminus.

A filthy Illinois Terminal heritage unit slowly leads loaded coal train NS 812 into Roanoke’s South Yard.

The Illinois Terminal heritage unit leads hopper train NS 825 west through control point Arthur after nightfall.

Late evening sun shines down on 1072 as it leads NS 578 east through Pembroke, VA along the Whitethorne district.

The Illinois Terminal heritage unit leads loaded coal train NS 578 east through Glen Lyn, VA.

NS 1072 leads coal empties awaiting an NS crew to return the train to the mines.

A very weathered Illinois Terminal heritage unit and an even more weathered Union Pacifc AC44CW lead NS 268 east through Manville, NJ on a beautiful spring morning.

NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal heirtage unit, sits idle in BNSF's Irving Yard after bringing in the M TULIRB the previous night. 1072 would leave later in the evening with the M IRBTUL returning t... (more)

Eleven years later, I am still coming across files I had not touched yet of the heritage event in Spencer.