This past Sunday, Norfolk Southern ES44AC 8114, the original Norfolk Southern Railway heritage unit, led NS train 25A. Here are a couple of photos and a video shot from the Fiery Run Road overpass at the crest of Linden Hill.…
NS 8114 Leading 25A
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NS 27A with 4000 Leading
Norfolk Southern train 27A is led by specially painted AC44C6M 4000 as it rolls east through Front Royal, Virginia on the NS B-Line on November 12, 2024. A photo and video are below. Photo Video
Late Fall Color
Here is photo and video of Norfolk Southern train 25A passing by the Fiery Run Road crossing at Belle Meade, Virginia (located in Fauquier County between Linden and Markham).
Amtrak Train 94 at Ashland
On November 12, we went to Mechanicsville, Virginia to see my oldest daughter running cross country at the Regional Championships. Whenever I travel the I-95 corridor, I like to stop in Ashland so we ate lunch trackside along the ex-RF&P…
Fall Pics
I’ve gotten a little bit behind on updating the blog so plan to post frequently until I’m caught up. Fall is one of my favorite times of the year to photograph trains. Here are some pictures and a video from…
CSX Mixed Freight Passes Duffields, WV
This gloomy afternoon, I visited an old friend in West Virginia and he took me around to a few train watching spots. Here’s a westbound CSX train passing the MARC rail station at Duffields, West Virginia on the Cumberland Subdivision.…
MoW Ballast Cleaning Train
This evening I noticed a Norfolk Southern Maintenance of Way ballast cleaning train tied down in the siding at Linden on the NS B-Line. Here are a couple photos.
NS Train 289 Passing Woods
Norfolk Southern train 289 is seen today passing by the control point named Woods in Front Royal, Virginia as the train heads east on the NS B-Line. NS often names their control points after people and I believe that was…
An Hour in Ashland, Virginia
On Saturday, my oldest daughter rode her team bus to a cross country meet outside of Richmond, Virginia. My youngest daughter and I drove down to the meet to watch and stopped for dinner in Ashland around 5:00p. The weather…
NS Train 27A with Lehigh Valley Heritage Leader
Norfolk Southern train 27A was led by NS ES44AC 8104 (the Lehigh Valley Railroad heritage unit) today east on the B-Line. When I arrived I saw the clear signal at the Woods control for an eastbound on the B-Line. Before…