Norfolk Southern ES44AC #8025 (Monongahela Railway heritage unit) led NS Train 214 yesterday. I went on a short B-line chase from Delaplane back home to Linden, Virginia to see it. Here are the photos and videos: Photos Videos
This morning I heard a train from the house as I was getting ready to take my daughter to the bus stop. After the bus picked her up, I got ahead of the train at Marshall, Virginia. It was Norfolk…
At lunchtime today, SD70 #2513 was a nice surprise to see leading NS Train 211. Standard cab locomotives are starting to get rare to see as road power on the Norfolk Southern. Here’s a picture and video of the train…
Yesterday, I caught Norfolk Southern Train 35Q crossing Route 17 in Delaplane, Virginia. Power was NS D9-44CW #9286, SD60E #6920 (Honoring Our Vets) and SD70M #2642. Here is a video:
The train I saw today was nothing special. It was just dash-9 widecabs for power (NS’s most common road power–they have over 1000 of these units) leading NS 290. However, it was a beautiful day to be outside for a…
At lunchtime today, I caught Norfolk Southern Train 290 cresting Linden Hill westbound on the B-line alongside Manassas Run. Photo Video
The same power from NS 203 two days ago came back north from Atlanta today on NS 214. This time the Lackawanna Heritage unit was leading with SD70 #2524 and ET44AC #3614 trailing. Here’s a photo and video of the…
I’ve already posted most of the individual scenes, but I put everything together into a 611 in 2016 video covering the Norfolk and Western Class J #611 excursions this year out of Manassas. Scenes include Manassas, Rectortown, Front Royal, Gainesville,…
Today I lucked out and was able to catch NS Train 981 over Linden Hill at lunchtime with an ex-Conrail SD40-2 leader (RS3L horn). The train is destined for Selingsgrove, Pennsylvania where a power plant is being converted from coal…
In 2012, Norfolk Southern Railway painted 20 heritage units in special paint schemes honoring NS’s predecessor railroads. The Penn Central Heritage Unit (NS SD70ACe #1073) led NS Train 227 this morning by Linden, Virginia. Thanks to Busch-Hog Photography for the…
