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Another selection of Norfolk Southern’s ubiquitous Dash 9s in action.

ONE OF THE pleasures of US railroading is driving along and coming up on a train at speed, then passing the train and setting yourself up for a photograph! This southbound manifest freight was one such encounter, and featured Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40CW NS 9157, Dash 9-40C, NS 8708, Dash 9-40CW NS 8929, SD40-2 NW 6171 & GP38-2 SOU 5011 for power. They are seen passing typically named water tower at Landis, North Carolina, on March 12th, 2005.

A trio of Norfolk Southern Dash 9-40CW Nos. NS 9195, NS 8992 & NS 9453 crawl out of Greensboro Yard, North Carolina, on March 11th, 2005, with an eastbound manifest freight. The load is a typically random mix of centerbeam bulkhead flats, covered hoppers, autoracks, gondolas and even a couple of well loaded woodchip hoppers towards the back of the train.