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…
Yesterday, I had hoped to catch the Monongahela Railway heritage unit crossing the Shenandoah River but the train was making good time coming down from Pennsylvania and I realized I wouldn’t be able to get in position in time. Instead,…
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…
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.…