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Friday Evening Railfanning: 12R and 203

NS 12R led by ES-44DC #7598 up Linden Hill on 3/18/2017.

Yesterday evening, I went out to try to get a couple shots of trains before all the snow melted. First, a long train 12R slowly but steadily climbed Linden Hill in the westbound direction. 12R took over seven minutes to…

NS 211 with SD70M-2 Leader

NS 211 led by SD70M-2 #2665 down Linden Hill on 3/8/2017

Yesterday, thanks to a heads-up from David B. Davies Train Photographs, I caught Norfolk Southern train 211 by the Appalachian Trail crossing in Linden, Virginia. A photo and video are below. Photo Video

NS M3R with Seven Locomotives

NS D9-44CW #9170 leads train M3R east near Markham, Va on 3/5/2017

Norfolk Southern train M3R (an extra train 13R) ran yesterday with seven locomotives on the head-end: D9-44CW #9170, ES-44AC #8166, D9-44CW #9133, ET44AC #3644, D9-44CW #9740, SD70 #2532 and D8-40CW #8331. Here is a photo and video from Markham, Virginia.…

NS 211 with SD70-M2 Leader

NS 211 led by SD70-M2 #2756 near Linden, Virginia

Today at lunch, I caught Norfolk Southern train 211 nearing Linden, Virginia on the B-line led by NS SD70M-2 #2756 and NS D9-44CWs #9176 & 9205. There’s still some nice fall color around although it probably won’t last too much…

290 Can’t Make Linden Hill

I was able to catch NS 290 today trying to get up Linden Hill on wet rails. I think the crew stopped the train just short of the Fiery Run Road crossing when it was clear they would not be…

NS 211 Along Goose Creek

NS 211 led by NS SD60M #6780 along Goose Creek on 11/1/2016

Thanks to a heads up from TeeVeeJim, I caught Norfolk Southern train 211 at the Sage Road crossing in Markham, Virginia. Power was NS SD60M #6780, SD90MAC #7338 (still in Indiana Railroad paint) and D8-40CW #8332. Photos Video