Tag: linden hill

NS 203 in March Snow

by spgass • March 12, 2019

We had another round of a little March snowfall on March 8, 2019 so I ventured out to try to get some shots of NS train 203 in the snow. Photos and video are below. Photos Video

12R Gets Pushers After Stalling on Linden Hill

by spgass • January 31, 2019

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

12R Stalled On Linden Hill

by spgass • October 7, 2018

Norfolk Southern SD70 #2552 leading NS train 12R on 9/1/2018.

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.

Lone CSX Unit Leads NS 290

by spgass • April 10, 2018

CSX ES44DC #5273 leads NS train 290 west up Linden Hill on 4/9/2018.

Thanks to a heads-up from Evan J., I caught CSX ES44DC #5273 leading Norfolk Southern train 290 west up Linden Hill today.

NS 35Q East Up Linden Hill

by spgass • March 6, 2018

NS train 35Q is led by D9-44CW #9375 east up Linden Hill on 3/5/2018.

Here are a couple shots of Norfolk Southern train 35Q climbing east up Linden Hill yesterday. In the winter time, you can see Green Hill in the background. Power was D9-44CW #9375 and D8-40CW #8327. Photos

NS 290 with SD70M Leader

by spgass • January 29, 2018

NS SD70M #2638 and NS ET44AC #3620 lead train 290 west over Linden Hill in Virginia on 1/28/2018.

Today, I was trying to get to the Appalachian Trail crossing to watch Norfolk Southern train 290 with my daughters, but we were a little late and the train was already coming by so we turned the car around and…

Dash9ing Through The Snow

by spgass • December 10, 2017

NS D9-44CW #9143 leads train 12R west through Rectortown, Va on 12/9/2017.

Saturday, December 9th, provided our first snowfall of the season. It was perfect weather for railfanning as the roads were pretty much clear, but the snow made the scenery beautiful. I went out to Rectortown, Virginia to see Norfolk Southern…

NS 12R with NS/UP/KCS Lashup Video

by spgass • December 6, 2017

Norfolk Southern train 12R was led over Linden Hill today NS SD60E #6953, UP SD70AH #9039 , and KCS AC4400CW #4597. Here’s a video with a scene on each side of the hill: