Tag: DPU

NS 740 Coal Drag East up Linden Hill on the B-line

by spgass • April 22, 2019

On April 12, 2019, Norfolk Southern train 740 (loaded coal train) climbed Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia. Power was NS AC44C6Ms #4160 & #4120 with DPUs NS SD70ACe #1179 and ES-44AC #8171 on the rear. Photos and…

Heritage Units Leading and Pushing on the Same Train

by spgass • February 16, 2019

On Thursday, February 7th, 2019, Norfolk Southern train 740 was heading south toward the B-line. I figured it wouldn’t make it to me until after dark so I drove to Cedarville, Virginia to see the loaded coal train with NS…