Tag: norfolk southern b-line

Standard Cab Dash-9 Leading NS 211

by spgass • October 26, 2016

NS 211 led by NS #8880 crosses the South Fork of the Shenandoah River

Today’s Norfok Southern Train 211 was led by D9-40Cs #8880 with a nice Nathan P5 horn. After watching the train come off the Hagerstown District and onto the Washington District’s B-line at Riverton Junction, I got ahead to see the…

NS 211 by Markham

by spgass • October 26, 2016

Today I had time to watch NS 211 by Markham, Virginia. My wife took our good camera to take pictures at a field trip so I just had the video camera today. Nothing special for power but it was a…

Two Trains Climbing Linden Hill

by spgass • October 18, 2016

On Sunday, Norfolk Southern train 290 followed NS train 12R up Linden Hill only about 10 minutes behind. I realized I forgot an SD card for my video camera so borrowed the one from my camera to shoot video.

NS Rail Train in Front Royal

by spgass • October 4, 2016

NS D9-44CW #9736 running long hood forward on a rail train in Front Royal, Va on 10/3/2016

Driving home today after a dentist appointment, I spotted this Norfolk Southern rail train along the B-line near Front Royal, Virginia led by dash-9 #9736 running long hood forward. I’m guessing it was picking up old rail that was replaced…

NS 36Q with a Standard Cab Dash-8 Leader

by spgass • October 2, 2016

Norfolk Southern Train 36Q led by NS D8-40C #8848 on 10/1/2016

Thanks to a heads-up from Mike B., I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 36Q with D8-40C leader #8848 rolling west by B-line milepost 44 in Linden, Virginia yesterday. Sorry no video (I set up at the last minute…

NS 290 with CP Leader

by spgass • October 1, 2016

CP #8852 leads NS train 290 near Linden, Virginia on 9/30/2016

Another catch during this rainy week was Norfolk Southern train 290 rolling east through Linden, Virginia on the NS B-line yesterday. Thanks to a heads-up, I headed out to see the autorack/COFC train with lead locomotive Canadian Pacific Railway ES44AC…