Norfolk Southern train 211 is led by D8-40CW #8461 today as it heads east from Front Royal, Virginia on the NS B-line. Hear the dash-dash-dot-dash sounding of the Leslie RS3L horn as the train approaches the Happy Creek Road crossing.…
It was cold day so I tried shooting Norfolk Southern train 203 over a frozen stream in Linden, Virginia. Fortunately, I didn’t have to wait long in the 11F weather. Many thanks to Alex Gillespie for the heads-up. A picture…
Thanks to a heads-up from Rob, I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 203 led by NS SD70 #2559 as it passed east through Delaplane, Virginia on the NS B-line. Photos and video are below. Photos Video
Saturday, December 9th, provided our first snowfall of the season. It was perfect weather for railfanning as the roads were pretty much clear, but the snow made the scenery beautiful. I went out to Rectortown, Virginia to see Norfolk Southern…
Norfolk Southern train 12R was led over Linden Hill today NS SD60E #6953, UP SD70AH #9039 , and KCS AC4400CW #4597. Here’s a video with a scene on each side of the hill:
Thanks to heads-ups from Bill, Rob, Tommy, Nathan, Paul, and Dave, I caught Norfolk Southern train 35Q today with an SD60 leader passing east through Linden, Virginia on the B-line. Photo and video below: Photo Video
Many Norfolk Southern trains continued to run on Thanksgiving this year. My wife asked me to pick up a bag of ice from the store so I timed my errand with the passing of NS train 227 west through Linden.…
This past Wednesday, Thanksgiving-Eve, I was off work and caught Norfolk Southern train 227 led by D8-40CW #8333 (ex-Conrail), D9-44CW #9770 and SD70M-2 #2666 west up Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia. Photo and video below: Photo Video
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…
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…
