Heritage Schemes

Norfolk Southern

In the fall of 2024, I made a goal to capture all 21 Norfolk Southern Heritage Painted Engines **leading** on the Pittsburgh Line between Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, PA. As of 1/19/25, three remain.

NS 8098 - Conrail

Horseshoe Curve

NS 8099 - Southern

ALTO Tower

NS 8100 - Nickle Plate

Spruce Creek Tunnel

NS 8101 - CoG

Altoona

NS 8102 - PRR

AR Tower

NS 8103 - Lehigh

Allegheny Tunnel

NS 8104 - N&W

Altoona

NS 8105 - Interstate

Bellwood

NS 1065 - S&A

Tipton

NS 1066 - NYC

Altoona

NS 1067 - Reading

Tipton

NS 1068 - Erie

NS 1069 - VGN

Altoona

NS 1070 - Wabash

Altoona

NS 1071 - CNJ

NS 1072 - IT

NS 1073 - Penn Central 

Union Furnace

NS 1074 - Lackawanna

Tyrone

NS 4851 - TAG

Altoona

Amtrak

Day 1

ALC-42 Locomotive painted in the Day 1 Launch Scheme leading train 41, the Floridian to Washington, DC and eventually Miami, FL.

Phase 1

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Berlin, CT

Phase 5

Phase 6

Short Line Railways

Genesse Wyoming 1899

GWRR 1899 painted to honor the original scheme of what is now the largest Short Line Holding Company in the United States. 

Pictured here on the Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad's road job NCRI (empty unit coal from CSX Interchange in New Castle to Riker Yard in Punxatawney.)


Pictured below again on NCRI, crossing the trestle at Mosgrove, PA.