Thanks to heads-ups from Jim, Mike, and Brian, I caught Norfolk Southern train 228 today at lunchtime led by NS SD70ACe #1070 (the Wabash Heritage unit) rolling east through Markham, Virginia. A photo and video are below: Photo Video
This past Friday, I caught Norfolk Southern train 290 with NS SD70ACE #1089 and SD70M #2582 leading the way. A white car stopped short of the ungated crossing but did not leave much clearance between the front of the car…
Yesterday, Norfolk Southern train 203 was led by Canadian National Railway GE C40-8 #2123 east through Linden, Virginia. Photo and video are below. Photo Video
Thanks to a heads-up from TeeVeeJim, I caught Norfolk Southern SD70 #2544 leading train 211 east through Linden, Virginia past an old Southern Railway whistle post. I didn’t notice until I watched my own video, but a small animal gets…
Thanks to a heads-up from Todd and others, I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 228 yesterday with NS SD70ACe #1068 leading. Photos and Video are below. Photos Video
On Tuesday evening, I got to see Norfolk Southern train 35Q led by SD60E #6963. Norfolk Southern painted the locomotive in 2014 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of GoRail: NORFOLK, VA. – GoRail and Norfolk Southern announced the unveiling of…
Yesterday, I caught Norfolk Southern train 12R climbing Linden Hill at lunchtime. The long heavy train on the grade was a good challenge for SD70ACe #1038 and D9-44CWs #9856 & #9494. Photo and video below: Photos Video
Norfolk Southern train 227 had an all EMD lashup (SD70M #2597 and SD70ACe #1021) as it crested Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia today. Photos and video below: Photos Video
Yesterday I caught Norfolk Southern train 12R climbing Linden Hill led by NS D9-44CW #9274, SD90MAC #7333 (Ex-CEFX still in maroon paint), and D9-44CW #8981. Soon after the power passes, you can hear the horn sound for a private crossing.
Yesterday, I went out to see Norfolk Southern train 12R climb Linden Hill at lunchtime. The engineer on SD70ACe #1157 played “Shave and a Haircut” on the horn as he approached. Photos and video below: Photos Video
