It was a cool, gray, and misty day, but Norfolk and Western Class J 611 put a smile on everyone’s face that I saw this afternoon watching a Goshen to Staunton, VA excursion put on by Virginia Scenic Railway. Virginia…
Norfolk Southern train 578 (export coal) was led by NS AC44C6Ms 4215, 4918, and 4305 today. Mid-train DPUs were NS SD70ACe 1166 and SD70IAC 1202. MoW equipment was on the rear. The video begins with a shot of the historic…
Since the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad restored ex-Chesapeake and Ohio 2-6-6-2 1309, I’ve been meaning to visit the railroad. I finally made it out to Cumberland, Maryland on September 13, 2025 to see the locomotive in action. Here are some…
Today, Norfolk Southern train 25A was led by NS AC44C6Ms 4751 and 4017. As I was driving, the crossing warning lights stopped to blink and I hopped out and grabbed a couple shots of the approaching train.
Today, Norfolk Southern train 741 was led by AC44C6M 4678 west on the main track of the NS B-Line through the control point at Woods in Front Royal, Virginia. The consist was empty coal hoppers and a DPU on the…
Norfolk Southern AC44C6M 4294 leads NS train 25A today running eastbound on the NS B-Line between the control points at Woods and Cody in Warren County, Virginia. Here’s a photo and video: Photo Video
Norfolk Southern ES-44AC 8102 (the Pennsylvania Railroad heritage unit) led NS train 12Z today northward on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley line through Front Royal, Virginia. The units consisted of NS ES-44AC 8102 and ET44AC 3608 on the head-end, with ES-44ACs…
I heard a train while running errands this afternoon and got ahead of it at the Distillery Road crossing at Belle Meade (between Linden and Markham, Virginia). Here’s the photo of Norfolk Southern train 289:
Norfolk Southern train 25A was led today by NS AC44C6M 4749 eastward on the NS B-Line through Happy Creek, Virginia with daylilies in bloom. Here are a couple photographs and a video of the scene: Photographs Video
Norfolk Southern train 289 was led by NS AC44C6M 4354 south on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley Line through Cedarville, Virginia this evening. I could smell the garbage being transported in the old 40′ containers. Too bad that can’t be part…
