Tag: ns 227

NS 227 led by Ex-Conrail D9-40CW #8333

NS train 227 is led by NS D9-40CW #8333 up Linden Hill on 11/22/2017.

This past Wednesday, Thanksgiving-Eve, I was off work and caught Norfolk Southern train 227 led by D8-40CW #8333 (ex-Conrail), D9-44CW #9770 and SD70M-2 #2666 west up Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia. Photo and video below: Photo Video

Erie Heritage Unit on NS 227

NS 1068 (Erie Heritage Unit) leads NS 227 near Front Royal, Va on 4/27/2017.

This morning, I was off work for a dental appointment and on my way home I spotted Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1068 leading NS train 227. The train was stopped short of the Happy Creek Road crossing near Front Royal, Virginia.…

Reading Heritage Unit Leading NS 227

By Cody (near Linden, Va) on the B-line at 11:28p

Many thanks to Alex Gillespie Rail Productions for the heads-ups on Facebook that Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1067, the Reading Heritage Unit, was leading NS train 227 today. I was able to get a photo and video at lunchtime today. Photo…

NS 227 with Penn Central Heritage Unit Leading

Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1073 leads NS 227 near Linden on the B-line – July 4, 2016

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…