Category: Videos

NS 211 with SD60E Leader

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NS train 211 dashes down Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia on 8/8/2017.

This past Tuesday, I caught Norfolk Southern train 211 with an SD60E leader thanks to a heads-up from Jim. Power was NS SD60E #6911, ES-44AC #8057 and SD70M-2 #2665. Photos and video are below. Photos Video

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SD70 Leading NS 211

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NS SD70 #2544 leads train 211 east through Linden, Va on 7/25/2017.

Thanks to a heads-up from TeeVeeJim, I caught Norfolk Southern SD70 #2544 leading train 211 east through Linden, Virginia past an old Southern Railway whistle post. I didn’t notice until I watched my own video, but a small animal gets…

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35Q with GoRail Unit Leading

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NS SD60E #6963 GoRail Unit leads NS train 35Q east in Linden, Va on 7/18/2017.

On Tuesday evening, I got to see Norfolk Southern train 35Q led by SD60E #6963. Norfolk Southern painted the locomotive in 2014 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of GoRail: NORFOLK, VA. – GoRail and Norfolk Southern announced the unveiling of…

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NS 12R with SD90MAC #7333 Trailing

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Yesterday I caught Norfolk Southern train 12R climbing Linden Hill led by NS D9-44CW #9274, SD90MAC #7333 (Ex-CEFX still in maroon paint), and D9-44CW #8981. Soon after the power passes, you can hear the horn sound for a private crossing.

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Quick Trip to Roanoke for the 611

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N&W Class J #611 leads NS train 957 westward at Lafayette, Virginia on the NS Christiansburg District during a Roanoke to Walton, Virginia round trip excursion on 5/29/2017.

Norfolk and Western Class J #611 Since the 611 wasn’t planned to come up to B-Line out of Manassas this year, I went down to see her on a Roanoke to Walton, Va trip on the NS Christiansburg District. I…

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