Tag: norfolk southern

NS 228 with an SD70 Leading

by  • 
Norfolk Southern train 228 is led by NS SD70 #2576, D8-40CW #8463 andPRLX SD70MAC #9559 east through Markham, VA on 10/20/2018.

Many thanks to Cadence for his heads-up on Norfolk Southern train 228 yesterday with SD70 #2576 leading. A photo from Markham and video from Delaplane, Virginia are below. Photo Video

Read more →

BNSF Leader on NS 211

by  • 
NS train 211 passes a MoW train at the top of Linden Hill in Virginia on 10/10/2018.

Last week, I saw Norfolk Southern train 211 led by BNSF ES44C4s #6784 & #6514 with NS ES-44DC #7560 down Linden Hill on its way to Atlanta. Photos and video are below. Photos Video

Read more →

Penn Central Heritage Unit Leads NS 203

by  • 
NS SD70ACe #1073 (Penn Central heritage unit) leads train 203 east down Linden Hill on the NS B-line on 10/06/2018.

Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1073 led NS train 203 east down Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia today. My daughters waited patiently with me as first NS 228 went by, then NS 35Q, and finally NS 203 with the…

Read more →

GMTX SD60 Trailing on NS 12R

by  • 
GMTX SD60 #9014 trails on NS train 12R on 10/06/2018.

Thanks to a heads-up from Cadence H., I found GMTX SD60 #9014 trailing on Norfolk Southern train 12R stopped at Success on the H-line north of Front Royal, Virginia. Pics:

Read more →

SD70 Leading NS 228

by  • 
NS SD70 #2539 leads NS train 228 as it makes its pickup at the Virginia Inland Port on 9/29/2018.

Norfolk Southern SD70 #2539 leads NS train 228 as it picks up at the Virginian Inland Port in Cedarville, Virginia on the NS H-line. The ex-N&W H-line is also known as the Shenandoah Valley Line. This photo was taken on…

Read more →

Big Yellow Train

by  • 
Union Pacific AC44CW #6425 leads NS train 35Q east through Linden, VA on 9/8/2018.

Norfolk Southern train 35Q is led by three Union Pacific locomotives as it heads east down Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia on September 8, 2018. The first few boxcars are yellow (TTX) as well.

Read more →

12R Stalled On Linden Hill

by  • 
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.

Read more →

Norfolk Southern Safety Train

by  • 
The NS Safety Train is led by NS GP38-2 #5642 south through Riverton Junction, VA on 8/31/2018.

Thanks to a late-night Facebook post by Jon W., I was alerted to the Norfolk Southern Safety Train running south on the NS H-line (Shenandoah Valley Line) early this morning. Fortunately I made it to Riverton Junction this morning in…

Read more →