After we picked up a few inches of snow on January 7th, I took pictures of NS trains 227 and 211 on the days that followed.
After the Snow
Tag: ES-44AC
Fall Foliage Pictures
When the fall colors are good, I don’t care much about whether the power is special. I just want to get pictures of any train with a good backdrop. Here are a couple of pictures from late October.
Interstate Railroad Heritage Unit Leading NS 211
Thanks to a heads-up from Sam, I found out Norfolk Southern train 211 had NS ES-44ACs #8105 (the Interstate Railroad heritage unit) leading the train. Photos and video are below. Photos Video
NS 777 on Linden Hill
On Thursday I caught Norfolk Southern train 777 (empty hoppers) led by NS ES-44AC #8151, SD70ACC #1813, ES-44DC #7666, D9-44CW #9636, AC44C6Ms #4047 & #4166 heading west up Linden Hill. Photo Video
NS 740 (Loaded Coal Train) Cresting Linden Hill
Here’s a video of NS train 740 cresting Linden Hill from March 10, 2019. Power was ES-44AC #8046 and AC44C6M #4171 with DPUs ES-44ACs #8111 and #8073 on the rear.
Heritage Units Leading and Pushing on the Same Train
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…
12R Gets Pushers After Stalling on Linden Hill
Norfolk Southern train 12R stalled this past Sunday near the top of Linden Hill. Empty hopper train 777 was following and its power came to assist 12R over the hill. Photos and a video are below. Photos Video
Empty Hopper Trains on the B-Line
Lately, Norfolk Southern has been running some empty coal hopper trains west on the B-line. They used to mainly run up the Shenandoah Valley Line north from Roanoke, but perhaps due to crew availability they have been running a couple…
NS 214 With Three GEVOs
On March 1, 2018, Norfolk Southern train 214 is led by ES-44AC #8013, ES-44AC #8047 & ES-44DC #7556 down the west side of Linden Hill in Virginia. A photo and video are below: Photo Video
NS 12R West At Marshall
This evening, I went to Marshall, Virginia and saw Norfolk Southern train 12R head west on the NS B-line across the East Main Street (Route 55) crossing. Power was NS ES-44AC #8062 and NS D9-44CWs #9356 & #9910. A photo…