Tag: shenandoah valley line

NS 203 Running Around NS 201 at Berryville

I drove up to Berryville, Virginia today on the Norfolk Southern Shenandoah Valley Line and found southbound NS train 201 waiting at a stop signal. I thought perhaps 201 was waiting for a meet with a northbound train, but the…

K89 on the Shenandoah Valley Line

Today I caught Norfolk Southern train K89 (light engine NS D9-44CW #9831 heading south on the Shenandoah Valley Line near Riverton. That makes two short ones in a row after seeing NS 995 last week. Here’s a photo of K89…

NS 12Z Northbound on the Shenandoah Valley Line

This morning, I went out and caught Norfolk Southern train 12Z northbound at Acorn Hill (the south end of the siding at Bentonville, Virginia). This location is on the former Norfolk and Western Shenandoah Valley line south of Riverton Junction.…

Southern Heritage Unit Leading NS 201

Last Sunday, Norfolk Southern ES44AC #8099 (the Southern Railway heritage unit) led train 201 south over Route 340 through Karo, Virginia. Karo is located south of Front Royal and just north of Bentonville. This is along the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley…

GMTX SD60 Trailing on NS 12R

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:

SD70 Leading NS 228

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…

Norfolk Southern Safety Train

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…