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Pictures of NS 2581
 
Owner: Norfolk Southern
Model:EMD SD70MBuilt As:NS 2581 (SD70M)
Serial Number:996173-1Order No:996173
Frame Number:996173-1Built:10/2000
Notes:Sold to Progress Rail 03/2020
Other locos with this serial:  NS 2581(SD70M)
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CG 3215
Title:  CG 3215
Description:  An ex-Southern SD40-2 sits on the Croxton engine track with an NS SD70M
Photo Date:  11/18/2003  Upload Date: 6/21/2007 12:35:30 PM
Location:  Croxton, NJ
Author:  Anthony Paci
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3215(SD40-2) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  1496   Comments: 0
Eastbound Stack
Title:  Eastbound Stack
Description:  The second unit is a UP American Flag unit.
Photo Date:  11/21/2003  Upload Date: 11/25/2003 6:57:39 AM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Geoff Hillyard
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  1175   Comments: 0
Eastbound stack train rushes past at last light
Title:  Eastbound stack train rushes past at last light
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/19/2003  Upload Date: 11/16/2008 5:22:09 PM
Location:  Porter, IN
Author:  Paul Leach
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  972   Comments: 0
BNSF 4384 East
Title:  BNSF 4384 East
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/18/2004  Upload Date: 2/9/2016 8:03:10 PM
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
Author:  Joe Huss
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  BNSF 4384(C44-9W) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  981   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  East Road Railer Fostoria
Photo Date:  4/10/2004  Upload Date: 11/28/2004 8:03:59 PM
Location:  Fostoria, OH
Author:  Scott B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  2146   Comments: 1
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/29/2004  Upload Date: 7/1/2014 11:10:59 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Paul Bender
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 9810(C40-9W)
Views:  845   Comments: 0
Coal train
Title:  Coal train
Description:  Coal trains to AES Milliken Station north of Ithaca on the ex LV followed Conrails pattern in the NS era, running off the Southern Tier at Waverly onto the connection the the ex LV at Sayre, running the power around the train, then going north. Here we see a train that has just had the power cut off to change ends. Note the number boards on the lead unit, an ex LMS lease unit, with their CNJ typeface.
Photo Date:  7/11/2004  Upload Date: 1/6/2013 4:11:25 AM
Location:  Sayre, PA
Author:  Tom Beckett
Categories:  Roster,Yard
Locomotives:  NS 8465(C40-8W) NS 9186(C40-9W) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  1317   Comments: 0
Haynes yard
Title:  Haynes yard
Description:  Preparing to leave out of Haynes Yard in Spartanburg
Photo Date:  9/15/2004  Upload Date: 9/15/2004 2:21:42 PM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brandon Hampton
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 2604(SD70M)
Views:  1258   Comments: 1
Leaving out
Title:  Leaving out
Description:  Leaving out of Haynes Yard in Spartanburg
Photo Date:  9/15/2004  Upload Date: 9/15/2004 2:21:43 PM
Location:  Spartanburg, SC
Author:  Brandon Hampton
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 2604(SD70M)
Views:  1360   Comments: 1
NS "Crown" service
Title:  NS "Crown" service
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/3/2004  Upload Date: 10/6/2004 2:06:50 PM
Location:  Fostoria, OH
Author:  Virgil Fitzpatrick
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  1088   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  My buddy Zack and the NS train 146 heading east behind NS 2581
Photo Date:  10/4/2004  Upload Date: 10/26/2004 10:23:30 PM
Location:  Fostoria, OH
Author:  Patrick Caauwe
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  891   Comments: 1
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  Triple crown Roadrailer
Photo Date:  10/4/2004  Upload Date: 10/26/2004 10:25:18 PM
Location:  Fostoria, OH
Author:  Patrick Caauwe
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  1131   Comments: 1
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  NS 2581 leads a westbound stack train on the former Conrail Ft Wayne Main. This line goes back to the Penn Central and the Pennsylvania RR.
Photo Date:  12/30/2004  Upload Date: 1/4/2005 12:31:28 AM
Location:  Columbiana, OH
Author:  Ken Roble
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  963   Comments: 0
25K
Title:  25K
Description: 
Photo Date:  2/26/2005  Upload Date: 2/26/2005 10:20:39 PM
Location:  Porter, IN
Author:  Chad Malinovsky
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  846   Comments: 0
NS SD-70M
Title:  NS SD-70M
Description:  A Zoomed view of NS 175 backing around the wye track at CP-79
Photo Date:  3/18/2005  Upload Date: 3/28/2005 11:38:19 PM
Location:  Marion, IN
Author:  Kevin Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  866   Comments: 0
NS SD-70M
Title:  NS SD-70M
Description:  NS 175 backs around the wye track at CP-79 as they prepair to head south toward Muncie and points south.
Photo Date:  3/18/2005  Upload Date: 3/28/2005 11:39:25 PM
Location:  Marion, IN
Author:  Kevin Nelson
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  721   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  The Famous Horseshoe Curve.
Photo Date:  4/1/2005  Upload Date: 4/1/2005 5:06:55 PM
Location:  Altoona, PA
Author:  Tony Krslovic
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  1348   Comments: 1
Climbing the grade
Title:  Climbing the grade
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/3/2005  Upload Date: 6/10/2005 11:48:39 PM
Location:  Cresson, PA
Author:  Chad Malinovsky
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  652   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/6/2005  Upload Date: 6/12/2005 7:57:08 PM
Location:  Goshen, IN
Author:  Joe Rogers
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  605   Comments: 0
NS 2541
Title:  NS 2541
Description:  Two NS units lead an empty coal drag "down the mountain" at Cassandra, PA.
Photo Date:  8/5/2005  Upload Date: 8/11/2005 2:48:57 PM
Location:  Cassandra, PA
Author:  Jeff Knadler
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2568(SD70) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  1019   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  The first SD70M on the NS roster leads today's Manifest 14G east through Septa-land. Train is moving east through CP Kalb en route to the Morrisville Line via the connecting track at CP Ford.
Photo Date:  8/21/2005  Upload Date: 8/21/2005 5:57:50 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Lee King
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  780   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  NS 2581 leads manifest 14G east through CP Ford in Norristown under the wired territory of Septa-land.
Photo Date:  8/21/2005  Upload Date: 8/22/2005 10:20:42 PM
Location:  Norristown, PA
Author:  Lee King
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  718   Comments: 0
CSX 8726
Title:  CSX 8726
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/25/2005  Upload Date: 9/16/2005 8:27:09 AM
Location:  Brantford, ON
Author:  Gary Pembleton
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CSX 8726(SD60I) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  1258   Comments: 0
NS 2581 21T
Title:  NS 2581 21T
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/27/2005  Upload Date: 8/28/2005 2:09:06 PM
Location:  Butler, IN
Author:  Scott B
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  828   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  The first SD70M ordered by Norfolk Southern (date of photo approximate).
Photo Date:  2/1/2006  Upload Date: 2/10/2006 11:23:19 PM
Location:  Philadelphia, PA
Author:  Charlie OHay
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  669   Comments: 0
NS 11V 2/23/06
Title:  NS 11V 2/23/06
Description:  With a SD70M and SD40-2 11V heads west through Penn, PA
Photo Date:  2/23/2006  Upload Date: 2/23/2006 9:50:55 PM
Location:  Penn, PA
Author:  George Neat
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 6128(SD40-2)
Views:  1261   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/20/2006  Upload Date: 4/21/2006 2:51:17 PM
Location:  Joliet, IL
Author:  rob green
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  664   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/14/2006  Upload Date: 6/14/2006 4:53:02 PM
Location:  Berea, OH
Author:  TOM HABAK
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  754   Comments: 0
CN 5428 East
Title:  CN 5428 East
Description:  CN 5428 - NS 2581 with 25 cars
Photo Date:  7/9/2006  Upload Date: 11/9/2008 1:44:26 AM
Location:  Brantford, ON
Author:  James Gardiner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  CN 5428(SD50F) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  779   Comments: 0
CN 5428 East
Title:  CN 5428 East
Description:  CN 5428 - NS 2581 with 25 cars
Photo Date:  7/9/2006  Upload Date: 11/9/2008 1:45:38 AM
Location:  Brantford, ON
Author:  James Gardiner
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) CN 5428(SD50F)
Views:  806   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  NS 2581
Photo Date:  9/12/2006  Upload Date: 3/22/2008 2:26:03 PM
Location:  Seattle, WA
Author:  Stan Lytle
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  671   Comments: 0
More modern power is seen on NS 212 on this Saturday morning
Title:  More modern power is seen on NS 212 on this Saturday morning
Description:  NS 212's power has been upgraded fromYthe older power (GP60s) I was accustom to seeing during the summer
Photo Date:  10/28/2006  Upload Date: 11/4/2007 7:31:35 AM
Location:  Manville, NJ
Author:  Thom Horvath
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 9310(C40-9W) NS 9330(C40-9W)
Views:  1101   Comments: 1
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  The first SD70M on NS's roster.
Photo Date:  11/12/2006  Upload Date: 11/12/2006 11:32:50 PM
Location:  Granite City, IL
Author:  Jim Tiroch
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  667   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  Leased power helps out this all EMD lineup. We commonly call it a BML in these parts. (Brian Morgan Lashup)
Photo Date:  1/12/2007  Upload Date: 1/16/2007 10:40:09 PM
Location:  Ooltewah, TN
Author:  Robert Duncan Sr.
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  693   Comments: 1
NHB-31
Title:  NHB-31
Description:  NHB-31 with BNSF 9976 leading rounds the Zoar Curve
Photo Date:  3/31/2007  Upload Date: 4/1/2007 8:15:56 AM
Location:  Zoar, MA
Author:  Billy Stone
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9976(SD70MAC) NS 8385(C40-8W) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  988   Comments: 0
NS 2581 Ferry Rd
Title:  NS 2581 Ferry Rd
Description:  Part of two Coal Trains in Bow, 2581 makes up the third Engine as they push the Loaded cars South into the Plant.
Photo Date:  4/1/2007  Upload Date: 4/1/2007 9:35:00 PM
Location:  Bow Junction, NH
Author:  John Marcel
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  661   Comments: 0
NS 8408 & 2581
Title:  NS 8408 & 2581
Description:  NS mixed freight passes Lavergne Station westbound on the BNSF...
Photo Date:  5/25/2007  Upload Date: 5/25/2007 8:15:54 PM
Location:  Berwyn, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8408(C40-8W) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  754   Comments: 0
NS 8408 & 2581
Title:  NS 8408 & 2581
Description:  This train was going pretty fast which is why the shot is a little blurry...
Photo Date:  5/25/2007  Upload Date: 5/25/2007 8:15:55 PM
Location:  Berwyn, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8408(C40-8W) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  635   Comments: 0
BNSF 8038, NS 2581, BNSF 8008 & 820
Title:  BNSF 8038, NS 2581, BNSF 8008 & 820
Description:  Quite a coloful lashup runs past a gaggle of railfans...
Photo Date:  5/29/2007  Upload Date: 5/29/2007 10:02:54 PM
Location:  Rochelle, IL
Author:  Scott Malec
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 8038(SD40-2) NS 2581(SD70M) BNSF 8008(SD40-2) BNSF 820(C40-8W)
Views:  1123   Comments: 0
NS 119.
Title:  NS 119.
Description:  NS 119 at CP Adams with a NS SD70M one of the 10 original ones and a NS SD70M-2.*Pic taken with cell phone*.
Photo Date:  6/19/2007  Upload Date: 6/20/2007 9:51:19 PM
Location:  Concord, NC
Author:  BJ Preddy
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 2733(SD70M-2)
Views:  882   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  NS 119 heads south with NS 2581 leading
Photo Date:  6/20/2007  Upload Date: 6/23/2007 8:59:58 PM
Location:  Kannapolis, NC
Author:  Steve Heelis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  458   Comments: 0
NS 6704 212
Title:  NS 6704 212
Description:  A blue SD60 teamed with a non-flared SD70M lead the 212 through CP 88.
Photo Date:  7/15/2007  Upload Date: 7/15/2007 6:53:53 PM
Location:  Bethlehem, PA
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Bridge,Action
Locomotives:  NS 6704(SD60) NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  779   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  NS 21Z
Photo Date:  7/19/2007  Upload Date: 7/28/2007 9:07:48 PM
Location:  Toledo, OH
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  456   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  NS 21Z
Photo Date:  7/19/2007  Upload Date: 7/28/2007 8:55:55 PM
Location:  Elkhart, IN
Author:  Michael Rujak
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  416   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/19/2007  Upload Date: 8/19/2007 5:19:36 PM
Location:  Ludlow, KY
Author:  Jesse Cornelius
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 9140(C40-9W)
Views:  559   Comments: 1
Pusher units on the 44V
Title:  Pusher units on the 44V
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/27/2007  Upload Date: 11/7/2009 4:37:55 PM
Location:  Keezletown, VA
Author:  Stephen Brock
Categories:  Action
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 8951(C40-9W)
Views:  452   Comments: 1
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/29/2007  Upload Date: 3/4/2015 10:24:27 PM
Location:  Crawford, FL
Author:  Cameron Manning
Categories:  Roster
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  469   Comments: 0
NS 2581
Title:  NS 2581
Description:  A NB Manifest (156?) passes East 1st St in Kannapolis with widecab NS 2581 trailing
Photo Date:  10/14/2007  Upload Date: 10/17/2007 7:52:18 AM
Location:  Kannapolis, NC
Author:  Steve Heelis
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M)
Views:  620   Comments: 0
NS 2581 Train #212, an Almost Full Moon & a Flock of Geese
Title:  NS 2581 Train #212, an Almost Full Moon & a Flock of Geese
Description:  Rockafellow Mill Road, 0807 hours.
Photo Date:  10/27/2007  Upload Date: 10/28/2007 3:36:24 PM
Location:  Rockefellows Mills, NJ
Author:  Kim Piersol
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 9310(C40-9W) NS 9330(C40-9W)
Views:  931   Comments: 1
NS 2581 212
Title:  NS 2581 212
Description:  EB
Photo Date:  10/28/2007  Upload Date: 10/28/2007 5:45:17 PM
Location:  Bound Brook, NJ
Author:  Pierre Lescomb
Categories:  Bridge,Signal,Action
Locomotives:  NS 2581(SD70M) NS 9310(C40-9W) NS 9330(C40-9W)
Views:  696   Comments: 0

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