The NS OCS passed by Linden, Virginia this evening en route back to Altoona, Pennsylvania. After waiting for awhile with a four year-old who had reached her limit, I gave up and was heading for home when I heard the…
Norfolk Southern Train 211 came through Linden yesterday at lunchtime in the rain after a thunderstorm. Power was Union Pacific SD70M #4184, and Union Pacific SD70ACe’s #8689 & 8762. Thanks to Jim Stanton for the heads-up and to Alex Gillespie…
After heading home yesterday morning after seeing Norfolk Southern 212, I received word from Bobby Allison that a high and wide special was heading west on the B-line so I had to make another trip down to the tracks. NS…
This morning was the first time I’ve ever seen Norfolk Southern Train 212. Normally it runs by before daybreak but was running late this morning. The Dash 9 leader #9102 had a Nathan P5 horn you can hear in the…
Thanks to Alex Gillespie Rail Productions for the heads-up on Norfolk Southern Train 290 which had an SD70 leader on June 2, 2016. Here is a photo and video from Linden Hill on the NS B-line. Photo Video
Welcome to the B-Line Railfan blog! I will be making use of this blog to share pictures and videos of Norfolk Southern Railway operations from along the B-Line in Northern Virginia. Once a sleepy branch line, the B-Line is now…
