After we picked up a few inches of snow on January 7th, I took pictures of NS trains 227 and 211 on the days that followed.
After the Snow
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Fall Foliage Pictures
When the fall colors are good, I don’t care much about whether the power is special. I just want to get pictures of any train with a good backdrop. Here are a couple of pictures from late October.
NS Train 211 with Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit Trailing
It seems like I haven’t been railfanning as much lately, but I was able to get out to see Norfolk Southern train 211 pass by at lunchtime today with SD70ACe #1072 (Illinois Terminal Railroad heritage unit) trailing 2/3. This was…
Erie Heritage Unit Leading NS 203
NS train 203 was led by SD70ACe #1068, the Erie Railroad heritage unit, this evening east on the B-line through Linden, Virginia. I didn’t get there in time to set up my video camera and just grabbed a going away…
NS 227 with Union Pacific EMDs
Yesterday, I watched a long Norfolk Southern train 227 led by Union PacifcSD70ACe #8716 & SD70M #4675. A couple of photos and a *long* video are below. Photos Video
NS 211 with NS 1074 & 4005 Trailing
On March 5, 2019, Norfolk Southern train 211 was led by ES-44DC #7591 east at Markham, Virginia, but it had two specially painted units trailing, NS SD70ACe #1074 (Delaware Lackawanna & Western heritage unit) and AC44C6M #4005 (special mane paint…
Heritage Units Leading and Pushing on the Same Train
On Thursday, February 7th, 2019, Norfolk Southern train 740 was heading south toward the B-line. I figured it wouldn’t make it to me until after dark so I drove to Cedarville, Virginia to see the loaded coal train with NS…
NS 211 with the Pennsylvania Railroad Heritage Unit Leading
Thanks to a heads-up on Facebook from Alex D., I was able to grab a couple pictures and video of Norfolk Southern train 211 as it traversed the NS B-line in Virginia. Pictures and video are below. Photos Video
NS 203 In the Snow
I forgot to post this earlier but I went out to see Norfolk Southern train 203 as a snowstorm was just getting under way on January 12, 2019. Photos and video are below. Photos Video
12R Gets Pushers After Stalling on Linden Hill
Norfolk Southern train 12R stalled this past Sunday near the top of Linden Hill. Empty hopper train 777 was following and its power came to assist 12R over the hill. Photos and a video are below. Photos Video