We showed you some photos from TONY KIMMEL of Wednesday’s Norfolk Southern Office Car Special.  But it was TUESDAY of this week which provided TONY with a veritable ‘thrill of a lifetime.’ We’ll let TONY explain in his own words… It all came together last week while talking to Mr. Levin.. (Man Bennett I [...]

  USDOT to provide $1.6 billion for 27 major transit projects   On Monday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced it will provide $1.58 billion for 27 major transit construction projects slated for New Starts funding allocations for 2011. Some of the projects involve subway, light-rail and streetcar systems. In terms of projects with existing [...]

  TONY KIMMEL was trackside again as Norfolk Southern’s Office Car Special neared ALTOONA, PA on Wednesday. TONY‘s first capture was at WOODVALE [JOHNSTOWN], PA.     Then, because the OCS was delayed by traffic ahead, TONY was able to get ahead of the train to set up at SOUTH FORK, PA on the opposite [...]

  Norfolk Southern GEVO’s power the NS 539 empty hopper train at RADEBAUGH [GREENSBURG], PA in this dramatic ‘last light’ photo by ROBERT A. SHOOK.     ROBERT captured this evening shot on Tuesday.  The NS 8000′s are being used primarily in coal train service.