Yesterday, I caught two trains, Norfolk Southern train 227 at lunchtime and then 12R after work in Linden. A picture of NS 227 and video of both trains are below. Photos Videos
Tuesday Railfanning: NS 227 and 12R
Author: spgass
NS M3R with Seven Locomotives
Norfolk Southern train M3R (an extra train 13R) ran yesterday with seven locomotives on the head-end: D9-44CW #9170, ES-44AC #8166, D9-44CW #9133, ET44AC #3644, D9-44CW #9740, SD70 #2532 and D8-40CW #8331. Here is a photo and video from Markham, Virginia.…
Friday Railfanning: 35Q in the Snow, 290 with Std Cab Dash 9
Today I was off work and saw a couple of trains. First I chased down NS 35Q at Markham after it went by as I was waiting for my daughter’s bus to pick her up. This winter has been pathetic…
NS 203 with Wabash Heritage Unit Trailing Through Rectortown
Thanks to my friend Paul up in Hagerstown, I got word that Norfolk Southern train 203 had #1070 (the Wabash Heritage Unit) on it. The SD70ACe Wabash unit was sandwiched between a pair of SD60Es to make an all EMD…
NS 211 with Original Norfolk Southern Heritage Unit Trailing
Norfolk Southern train 211 today had ES-44AC #8114, the original Norfolk Southern heritage unit, trailing third of three units. Here are a couple of pictures and a video of the train passing east through Markham on the NS B-line in…
NS 290 Charges Up Linden Hill with A Pair of Dash 9s
Yesterday, Norfolk Southern train 290 charged up Linden Hill led by a pair of D9-44CWs. Sometimes 290 is underpowered, but the short train was easy for the dash 9s this time. Photo and video below. Photo Video
NS 203 In Markham, Virginia
Nothing special for power, but I tried a new angle in Markham of Norfolk Southern train 203 this evening along the NS B-line in Virginia.
BNSF #682 In Sante Fe Warbonnet Paint On NS 211
Burlington Northern Sante Fe Railway #682 was second of three locomotives on Norfolk Southern train 211 today. Here’s a photo and video I took in Linden, Virginia at lunchtime. Photo Video
NS 290 with Lackawanna Heritage Unit Leading
This morning I caught Norfolk Southern train 290 led by SD70ACe #1074, the Delaware Lackawanna & Western heritage unit, as it charged westward up Linden Hill with a relatively short train. Photos and Video below. Photos Video
All CN Power on NS 12R West Meets 228 East
Thanks to numerous heads-ups, I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 12R with all Canadian National Railway power east in Front Royal, Virginia on the NS B-line. 12R stopped short of the crossing at Happy Creek Road on the…