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Empire Coke in Holt, Alabama. The plant is reached by KCS tracks, but obviously NS cars are also carried here. |
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| NS GP-38-2 number 5186 rests beside the station in Tuscaloosa. |
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A train waits on the siding, headed by NS SD-40 no. 1603 and Southern Pacific B30-7 no. 7865. |
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Over a decade after the Southern/N&W merger, these cars are still "serving the south" in their old paint jobs. |
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No, I didn't stand in front of a moving train to take this picture ! NS GP-38-2 number 5081 is sitting still. Note also that it's running "long hood forward". |
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A Sperry Rail Services car passed under the 15th street overpass on the NS tracks. |
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NS GP-40X no. 7000. A high-nose 4-axle unit with SD45-style radiators. If that ain't odd, I don't know what is. |
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Me, with the same locomotive. |
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These Hi-railers are used by NS executives touring the line. Note Amtrak's Crescent in the background. |
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Crew climbing out of NS GP50 no. 7082 at the Tuscaloosa depot. |
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At the new Mercedes-Benz plant east of Tuscaloosa, yard tracks and a bridge over U.S. 11 have recently been added to the NS main. Photo was taken 12/7/96. |
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GP59 #4611 displays the "TRANSCAER" logo, which is a safety award won by Norfolk Southern. |
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An NS train rolls past carrying a load of army tanks. Photo by David Kudrav. |
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