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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).

NS Train 274 West at Belle Meade

A train passes by a field with a mountain in the background

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…

Norfolk Southern Safety Train

Timing worked out well for me to catch Norfolk Southern train 975 rolling through Belle Meade, Virginia today on the NS B-Line. NS train 975 was the symbol for the safety train today that visits locations across the Norfolk Southern…

NS 203 at Distillery Road

Norfolk Southern train 203 was led by NS ES-44DC #7520 on March 30, 2022 past the old cider distillery at Belle Meade near Linden, Virginia. Train 203 has sometimes had DPUs recently but here the power was all up front.

Trains this Fall

I’ve gotten a little behind in posting here. I’ll try to catch up in one post sharing some of the train pics and video I shot this fall below. Have a Happy Thanksgiving! Photos Video

N&W Class J 611 Ferry Move

Yesterday, I had the good fortune of seeing Norfolk and Western Class J #611 in tow on her way to the Strasburg Rail Road, where she will spend the next few months for numerous events including public excursions. Here is…

NS #4002 leads train 227 up Linden Hill

NS 227 is led by AC44C6M #4002 (special horse's mane paint scheme) at Belle Meade, VA on 1/24/21.

Here’s a photo and video from today at Belle Meade on the B-line of Norfolk Southern train 227 climbing Linden Hill with a long train led by NS AC44C6M #4002 in a special horse’s mane paint scheme. Photo Video

NS 92Q with an SD40E Leading (P5 Horn)

At lunchtime today, I caught Norfolk Southern SD40E #6320 leading train 92Q east with tie gons by the Fiery Run Road crossing at Belle Meade between Markham and Linden, Virginia on the NS B-line. A photo and video are below.…