Norfolk Southern train 35Q is led by three Union Pacific locomotives as it heads east down Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia on September 8, 2018. The first few boxcars are yellow (TTX) as well.
Big Yellow Train
12R Stalled On Linden Hill
Norfolk Southern train 12R was stalled near the top of Linden Hill on September 1, 2018 with NS SD70 #2552 in the lead. They would need more power before they could reach the summit.
Norfolk Southern SD60E #911 Leading A Train of Military Vehicles
Norfolk Southern train 054 with military loads was led by NS SD60E #911 eastward on the NS B-line in Virginia on August 31, 2018. NS #911 is specially painted in an “Honoring First Responders” paint scheme. Photos and video are…
Norfolk Southern Safety Train
Thanks to a late-night Facebook post by Jon W., I was alerted to the Norfolk Southern Safety Train running south on the NS H-line (Shenandoah Valley Line) early this morning. Fortunately I made it to Riverton Junction this morning in…
NS 1069 Virginian Heritage Unit Leading NS 228
Norfolk Southern train 228 was led by NS SD70ACe #1069 (Virginian Railway Heritage Unit) through Virginia. Pictures from Linden and Marshall, Virginia as well as video from Marshall are below. Thanks to Edward on the NS Lurgan Branch Facebook group…
NS 211 with an SD70 Leader
Thanks to heads-ups from Mark, Jon, and Mason on Facebook I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 211 today with SD70 #2513 leading. Here’s a shot at the old “Southern Railway” overpass over Route 55 between Linden and Front…