From the rear of the Cresson engine house we can see two pairs of SD80MAC sitting next to eachother.
Two pairs of SD40-2 helpers were at Cresson this day.
The lead unit died and the trailing SD60 is pulling the entire train.
NS 3351 couples to NS 6777. The crews BS.
NS SD80MAC 7207 leads a Jordan Spreader from CP-AR to CP-MO to crossover, reverse, and plow track zero.
Three NS units, with a phase 2b SD70M in lead, haul a Herzog ballast train over the summit. Two helpers brought up the rear.
The train comes to a stop at Cresson to let off the helpers.
A night visit to Cresson reveals five SD80MAC's in for servicing. 7211 is being fueled up.
At another angle you can see two rows of MAC's plus a pair of helpers.
At the rear of the engine house is 7203, the only 80MAC in NS's new paint scheme at the time. A pair of helpers is on the right.
NS 590 stops at CP-MO.
NS 7206 peeks through the enginehouse.
NS 7212 and 7206 are paired together today and are at Cresson for servicing.
Empty hoppers lead by an SD60 head west through CP-MO.
Wind turbine generators are being erected along the mountain nearby. They are being unloaded in the MW yard at Cresson. Here one sits over the weekend.
The train is pulling out of the siding with the helpers pushing hard.
There is a slight incline coming out of the enginehouse territory.
I thought this shot was timed pretty well.
Kicking up lots of snow.
The SD70M-2 leader leads the train into CP-MO and kicks up plenty of snow.
The helpers trail in a perpetual snow cloud.
This train has crested the grade and is now coasting through Cresson.
Two helper sets and one lone SD40-2 are at the Cresson enginehouse.
The NS F units are making their first main line test run this evening.. The move passes through the signal bridge at Rt 53.
This pair of GP38-2 rebuilds is along for the ride to provide dynamic braking to simulate a train.
These eastbound signals are mounted on an overhead bridge.
Helpers on a westbound pass the helpers on a stopped westbound.
NS 7209 has just brought this hopper train into the Sonman tiple. There three units on the west end are just beyond Portage, and there are two units on the east end.
After the train is shoved into the wye, the five units are couple together.
NS 7207 pulls back to couple to the train.