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).
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.…
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 Crossing the Potomac River
Norfolk Southern train 27A is seen crossing the Potomac River from Maryland into Shepherdstown, West Virginia from the scenic Rumsey Monument vantage point. This is on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley Line. Of note, there are a couple special Hub Group…
NS Train 274 West at Belle Meade
Today, Norfolk Southern train 274 with a mixed freight consist was led west by NS ES-44AC 8147, ES-44AC 8114 (the original Norfolk & Southern heritage unit), ES-44DC 7679 and D9-44CW 9749. The scene is in Belle Meade, Virginia located between…
Heritage Units on Friday and Saturday
Sometimes it seems like weeks can go by with nothing very interesting to see, but then heritage units come by two days in a row. That was the case this weekend where I caught the Monongahela Railway heritage unit leading…
Loram Rail Grinder
A Loram Rail Grinder set is grinding the rails of the Norfolk Southern B-Line today. Rail grinders are used to restore the profile of worn rails. Here are a photo and video of the set working west at Linden, Virginia.…