Norfolk Southern train 36Q climbs the grade past the Appalachian Trail crossing in Linden, Virginia on March 3, 2019. A photograph and video are below. Photo Video
36Q in the Snow
Author: spgass
NS 13R with Snow on the Ground
36Q with SD40-2 Running LHF
Thanks to a heads-up from Rob on Facebook, I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 36Q with leader NS SD40-2 #3403 running long hood forward through Delaplane, Virginia. Pictures and video are below. Photos Video
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
B-Line Local at Riverton
The normally nocturnal NS B-line local train to Strasburg, Virginia ran Wednesday morning instead of Tuesday night for some reason this week. I was able to catch it coming back through the Historic Riverton District at lunchtime. A photo and…
NS Geometry Train
Thanks to heads-ups from Hank and Rob plus a little bit of luck I was able to see the Norfolk Southern geometry train running east through Linden, Virginia today. Photos 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
Empty Hopper Trains on the B-Line
Lately, Norfolk Southern has been running some empty coal hopper trains west on the B-line. They used to mainly run up the Shenandoah Valley Line north from Roanoke, but perhaps due to crew availability they have been running a couple…