Heres some of what I have seen on the NS in Columbia SC over the past few weeks. Will keep adding to this as I have time to resize and upload more pics. Hope you all enjoy the shots. NS (aka former CR) 5405 NS 8888 - Looking a little rough. NS 9378 rolls trough a grade crossing near the NS yard. NS 9536 NS 9928 in primer UP 3652
Hi Richard, Very nice pics... The NS 8888 as you caught, would be the last Dash9 standard cab, and is a great catch! Harold
Hey, I caught the BNSF 1052 in Raleigh a while back... it was on a train with 3 BNSF units and a UP (NS train # 349) I need to look it up! Harold
Harold, My shot of BNSF 1052 was taken on 6/22/05. Looks like she has spent the better part of June roaming the NS. No complaints from me about that.
Good variety of locos there. I like the CEFX scheme. I see there is a SOO unit lurking behind the CEFX, are they regulars in that area?
Any loco can be a regular these days. Yesterday, I saw a CN on the point of a BNSF train down here in Texas! I see NS engines in the consist of UP trains regularly. It seems that you never know what paint scheme you will see on a train rolling through town.
That's what makes railfanning so fun in my neck of the woods... it is not the volume of trains that I see (sometimes it is pretty dismal ) but the variety! Harold
One UP unit there at the edge. #9918 is to be painted? Just in primer now? Looks like it would be a hassle (and unnecessary expense) to clean it up before painting.
Harold, To get to the yard in Columbia, you take exit 6 off of Interstate 77. It is only about 1 1/2 miles northwest to the area where the fuel rack area is. Flash, Yes that is a UP unit in front of the ex CR unit. It is the same power set that I posted above. Saw that same set two different days. Also, I agree about why NS would want to run those units in primer for so long. Saw another one in primer today. No pics because it was parked in a bad spot.