Month: October 2017

NS 35Q With SD60 Leader

by spgass • October 17, 2017

NS train 35Q is led by NS SD60 #6698 east near Linden, Va on 10/16/2017.

Thanks to a heads-up from Bob P. in a Facebook Group, I knew 35Q would had an SD-60 leader today (these have gotten pretty rare for me to see). With the train still far away in Pennsylvania presumably with switching…

NS 099 With Export Locomotives

by spgass • October 10, 2017

GE export units bound for Botswana get a ride on NS train 099 past Markham, Va on 10/09/2017.

This Columbus Day, thanks to a heads-up from Mike, I got to see Norfolk Southern train 099 with a load of GE export locomotives pass through Markham, Virginia on the B-line. The locomotives were manufactured by GE in Erie, Pennsylvania…