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| Title: |
UP 5000/NS 314 |
| Description: |
Bo NS 314 seen from 35th St as it makes it's way thru 32nd St. Years ago Southern Railway had a sizeable yard here. Once Norris Yard was completed in the 195O's, it lost it's sterling status. If you look closely to the right you can see an SLSF steamer, the 4018, inside Sloss Furnace. |
| Photo Date: |
6/16/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 6:10:22 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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UP 5000(SD70M) |
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212 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 68o2 |
| Description: |
NS 6802 jerks a knot in that a** on a SMEX coal train at 50th St against the backdrop of Birmingham. |
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6/17/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 5:57:37 PM |
| Location: |
Woodlawn, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 6802(SD60M) |
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106 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 2607/NS 182 |
| Description: |
NS 182 at 55th Street |
| Photo Date: |
6/17/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 6:04:02 PM |
| Location: |
Woodlawn, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 2607(SD70M) |
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106 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 6802 |
| Description: |
NS 6802 at 32nd St |
| Photo Date: |
6/17/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 5:58:45 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 6802(SD60M) |
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108 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP 7914/NS 226 |
| Description: |
A late running 226 darts through Birmingham on it's way to Atlanta. |
| Photo Date: |
6/17/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 6:00:11 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 7914(AC45CCTE) |
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275 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
UP 5029/NS 314 |
| Description: |
NS 314 at 55th St |
| Photo Date: |
6/19/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 6:27:50 PM |
| Location: |
Woodlawn, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
UP 5029(SD70M) |
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112 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 56o9 |
| Description: |
NS 5609 with the NS Research Train tied down at Irondale, AL |
| Photo Date: |
6/21/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 6:34:02 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5609(GP38-2) |
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118 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5609 |
| Description: |
NS 5609 with the NS Research Train tied down at Irondale, AL |
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6/21/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 6:37:55 PM |
| Location: |
Irondale, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5609(GP38-2) |
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109 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NS 2627/NS 385 |
| Description: |
NS 385 at 43rd St Birmingham. |
| Photo Date: |
6/23/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 7:45:02 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 2627(SD70M) |
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115 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
BNSF 2885 |
| Description: |
The BN Transfer to NS arriving to make it's set outs and pick up's at 32nd St. |
| Photo Date: |
6/23/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 6:41:04 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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65 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 3306/NS AB47 |
| Description: |
NS AB47 drops off a cut of TTX flats against the Birmingham skyline. |
| Photo Date: |
6/23/2012 Upload Date: 8/2/2012 6:36:41 PM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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104 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 5443/NS A23 |
| Description: |
NS A23 heads for Norris Yard with probably rare as could be power up front. NS only had 20 SD50's of their own and upon getting their share of Conrail, they inherited 78 more. So roughly 10 years ago just shy of 100 of these were roaming the Norfolk Southern systems rails. But in todays world only 10 are left on the active roster and all 10 are of Conrail heritage. At the time this image was taken, there were only 13 units roaming the rails in their former Conrail paint. So 1 out of 10 and 1 out of 13 isn't too bad. The remaining SD50's on NS are slated to be retired by the years end and sometime there after they will be rebuilt into SD40E's. For now though its not much, time is still on 5443's time. |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2012 1:07:32 AM |
| Location: |
Birmingham, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 5443(SD50) |
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143 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
NS 4003/NS A21 |
| Description: |
NS A21 rolls past an ailing 314 at Bessemer |
| Photo Date: |
6/26/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2012 1:22:57 AM |
| Location: |
Bessemer, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 4003(PR43C) |
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234 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
KCS 4009/NS 339 |
| Description: |
NS 339 |
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6/26/2012 Upload Date: 6/30/2012 1:25:38 AM |
| Location: |
Brickyard, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
KCS 4009(SD70ACe) |
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217 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 2668 |
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9/15/2012 Upload Date: 1/9/2013 2:29:33 AM |
| Location: |
Irondale, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 2668(SD70M-2) |
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97 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 7065/NS A55 |
| Description: |
NS A55 working a cut of cars in front of the Tuscaloosa NS/Amtrak Depot at Greensboro Avenue. |
| Photo Date: |
11/3/2012 Upload Date: 1/9/2013 2:36:59 AM |
| Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 7065(GP50) |
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126 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NS 7065 |
| Description: |
A55 leaving Tuscaloosa. At this location on 4/27/2011 the only thing left here by the direct hit of the F4 tornado was the track. Everthing else ceast to exist, signals, signs businesses and all. |
| Photo Date: |
11/3/2012 Upload Date: 1/9/2013 2:40:21 AM |
| Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 7065(GP50) |
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138 Comments: 3 |
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| Title: |
NS 7065 |
| Description: |
NS A55 pauses between switching moves as it makes set outs and pick ups in Tuscaloosa, AL with a now long gone high hood GP50. |
| Photo Date: |
11/3/2012 Upload Date: 12/24/2020 9:39:31 AM |
| Location: |
Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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59 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
NS 4000 |
| Description: |
NS 60C with the class unit AC44C6M heads south for Birmingham, AL. |
| Photo Date: |
1/28/2017 Upload Date: 4/6/2017 6:33:12 PM |
| Location: |
New England, GA |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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79 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 6712 |
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After having spent the first half of the day chasing SOU 4501, the next half would mean a backlit return chase shooting into the sun. Shooting backlit to me is a waste of time so headed back for home and me and my cohorts got word of a "getting rarer by the day" SD60 spartan cab leading NS 60C so it was heading home to Birmingham like we were so it made for a nice drive home. I actually enjoyed chasing this more than I did the 4501. The 4501 isn't going anywhere. Spartan cab SD60's on the other hand are fading and fast so that would have something to do with it. |
| Photo Date: |
3/4/2017 Upload Date: 4/6/2017 6:53:43 PM |
| Location: |
Valley Head, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 6712(SD60) |
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95 Comments: 1 |
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| Title: |
NS 2545 |
| Description: |
Before a large swath of storms would strike the area and wreak havoc later this day, NS 130 heads through Vance, AL under deceptively blue skies. NS has retired these former show ponies and venerable work horse for rebuilding in the SD70ACC program though NS 2556-2580 were put up for sale outright in January 2020. 2545 is seen passing one of more subtle landmarks to be found in Vance aside from the large intimidating Mercedes Benz plant. I decided to work this local lumber mills sign in on an otherwise random image. My other lenses kept fogging up internally but the 100x400 gave me no problems other than it was mostly over kill for the images I was taking but a lens is better than none at all. |
| Photo Date: |
6/28/2018 Upload Date: 1/24/2020 3:41:38 PM |
| Location: |
Vance, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 2545(SD70) |
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86 Comments: 2 |
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| Title: |
NS 2556 |
| Description: |
Once 80 strong, NS’s SD70 fleet has dwindled to only 4 active and 49 in storage (at the time of writing). With NS’s SD70ACC program having already claimed 27 of the venerable units. That along with NS having delved head first into PSR, older units will be first to be sidelined and stored. So the future for the SD70 fleet looks rather bleak and with only 4 active units roaming the rails that certainly could be an indication of things coming to pass. For now though it was nice just getting to see one personally if for the last time. |
| Photo Date: |
12/23/2018 Upload Date: 12/25/2018 1:49:15 PM |
| Location: |
Attalla, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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| Locomotives: |
NS 2556(SD70) |
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129 Comments: 0 |
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| Title: |
UP 3038 |
| Description: |
NS 314 gets back underway after having met two trains at Woodstock, AL with a UP SD70AH-T4 up front a bit. |
| Photo Date: |
1/2/2023 Upload Date: 1/18/2023 7:59:54 PM |
| Location: |
Woodstock, AL |
| Author: |
Chris Martin |
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66 Comments: 0 |
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