The 2005 Norfolk Southern Wall Calendar
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— Late afternoon sun lights an NS coal train as clouds shadow the mountains along the Buffalo line north of Renovo, Pa.
Photographer: Eddie Brouse, Yardmaster, Enola, Pa.
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— The Altoona Railroaders Memorial Museum and Sylvania hosted a July 4 ceremony at Horseshoe Curve just west of Altoona to recreate Sylvania's centennial event of 1954 when the company created "the largest flash photograph in the world." On that occasion some 6,000 flash bulbs were set off to light the curve. The 150th celebration combined 7,000 watt searchlights, strobe lights and in-car lighting to illuminate a train running along the curve.
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December 2004
— A Thoroughbred train carrying UPS and other time-sensitive packages speeds through the snow-covered fields of Lees Crossroads, Pa. Customers depend on Norfolk Southern's consistent on-time delivery of high-priority intermodal freight.
Photograhper: Jim Haag, Locomotive engineer, Enola, Pa.
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January 2005
— Water rushes over an icy outcropping at Falls Mills, W.Va., where the rocks mimic the Thoroughbred locomotive just above. This high-priority time freight carries Ford trucks from Norfolk to Ford's Fostoria, Ohio, mixing center.
Photographer: Chris Dalton, Train Dispatcher, Bluefield, W.Va.
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February 2005
— An NS locomotive switches cars at the 47th Street intermodal facility in Chicago, home of the largest rail hub in North America. With six major railroads converging in Chicago, Norfolk Southern's five intermodal facilities play a vital role in the NS system.
Steve Rathke, Locomotive engineer, Toledo, Ohio
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March 2005
— A daily local freight train returning from Talladega, Ala., passes Kymulga Grist Mill, just outside Childersburg. The train serves a variety of industries in the area including shippers and receivers of coil steel, lumber, woodchips and perishable foods.
Casey Thomason, Locomotive engineer, Columbus, Ga.
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April 2005
— Following an afternoon thunderstorm, a Thoroughbred train emerges from the trees in Brookneal, Va.
Photographer: Jennifer Epps, Associate Designer, Information Technology, Roanoke
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May 2005
— The street lights of Alexander City, Ala., help illuminate an NS train carrying wood chips, paper, clay, chemicals, lumber, aggregates, perishables and steel between Columbus, Ga., and Birmingham, Ala.
Photographer: Casey Thomason, Locomotive engineer, Columbus, Ga.
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June 2005
— The lush green forests of the Great Smoky Mountains surround a Thoroughbred train in Addie, N.C., just east of Dillsboro.
Photographer: Rick Dietz, Systems Engineer, Atlanta
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July 2005
— An eastbound Norfolk Southern train from Harrisburg speeds past the Flower Park in Macungie, Pa. With some 100 freight trains originating, terminating or passing through Harrisburg every day, it is the hub of Norfolk Southern's northeastern network.
Photographer: Bob Bahrs, Conductor, Croxton Yard, Seacaucus, N.J.
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August 2005
— Norfolk Southern connects shippers to the marketplaces of the world. Here, a solid load of combines moves through Rockville, Pa., on its way to the port of Baltimore for export.
Photographer: Jim Haag, Locomotive engineer, Enola, Pa.
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September 2005
— A Thoroughbred double-stack train moves through the farmlands of Pennsylvania near Sheridan. NS operates an extensive double-stack rail network, serving more major eastern U.S. markets than any other rail carrier.
Photographer: Bob Bahrs, Conductor, Secaucus, N.J.
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October 2005
— An early morning train from Allentown, Pa., pauses for a crew change in Shenandoah, Va., before proceeding to Birmingham, Ala.
Photographer: Jim Davis, Carman, Mechanical, Shenandoah, Va.
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November 2005
— A northbound NS coal train moves through Gauley Bridge, W.Va., where the New River and the Gauley River meet to form the Kanawha River.
Photographer: Gary Artrip, Signal Maintainer, Nitro, W.Va.
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December 2005
— After a morning snowstorm, a Norfolk Southern locomotive in Keystone, W.Va., pulls the 1.4 percent average grade into Bluefield. The Pocahontas Division serves 90 mines, and some 40 percent of all coal loaded on NS moves through Bluefield.
Photographer: Mike Crawford, Locomotive engineer, Portsmouth, Ohio
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Back Cover
— An NS coal hopper crosses the Susquehanna River Bridge between Havre de Grace and Perryville, Md. After emptying its load of coal at the Port of Baltimore for export, it heads back to the mines in the mountains of Pennsylvania.
Photographer: G.T. "Snake" Atkinson, Locomotive engineer, Baltimore
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