Norfolk Southern B-line local train K91 passed west by Linden, Virginia last Saturday with SD40-2 #3346 and three cars. In the video below, you can hear the Leslie RS3L horn on the former Conrail unit. Photo Video
NS K91 with SD40-2 Leader
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NS 203 with AC44C6M Leader
NS 36Q with SD70ACU Leader
Here is a photo and video of Norfolk Southern train 36Q led by SD70ACU #7248. The Norfolk Southern SD70ACUs are rebuilt from former SD90MACs. NS #7248 is formerly a Union Pacific SD90MAC. Photo Video
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…
Dollywood Steam Train
Over Spring Break, we visited relatives in East Tennessee and also visited Dollywood. The hourly steam train ride there was very popular…. every trip looked full or nearly so. Dollywood 2-8-2 #70, also known as Cinderella, led the train and…
NS 740 Coal Drag East up Linden Hill on the B-line
On April 12, 2019, Norfolk Southern train 740 (loaded coal train) climbed Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia. Power was NS AC44C6Ms #4160 & #4120 with DPUs NS SD70ACe #1179 and ES-44AC #8171 on the rear. Photos and…
NS 211 with SD40E Leader
After Norfolk Southern 12R finally came west, Norfolk Southern train 211 was led by NS SD40E #6336, BNSF C44-9W #5350 and BNSF ES44C4 #6557 east on the NS B-line near Linden, Virginia on April 3, 2019. Photos and video are…
NS 12R Helped over Linden with a Long Hood Forward Leader
Yesterday, thanks to a heads-up from Rob, I heard 12R was stopped near Linden. After an engine failure, the train couldn’t get over the hill. Power from NS 228 at the Virginia Inland Port came over and coupled up to…
Norfolk Southern Office Car Special
Yesterday, I watched Norfolk Southern train 956 led by NS F-9A #270, F-7B #275, F-7B #276, and F-9A #271 southbound at Boyce, Virginia on the NS H-line en route from Altoona, Pennsylvania to Augusta, Georgia for the Masters Golf Tournament.…
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