Category: Photos

PRR Heritage Unit leading NS 12Z

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…

NS 289 at Belle Meade

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:

NS 25A Through Happy Creek, VA

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

NS 289 South Through Cedarville

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…

Train Passing Daffodils Redux

Yesterday I repeated the shot I took of Norfolk Southern train 27A on Tuesday, but with NS 25A.  The shadows were less of an issue at midday today vs late afternoon/evening yesterday, but the high sun angle comes with it’s…

Springtime in Virginia

I was able to see two trains today, Norfolk Southern train 25A at lunchtime and then NS 27A this evening. Here are a couple of photos as well as a video of NS 27A. Photos Video

NS 289 by the Apple Mountain Exxon

Regular unleaded was selling for 2.89/gal at the Apple Mountain Exxon in Linden, Virginia as Norfolk Southern train 289 rolled by at 4:08p towards Manassas. NS SD70ACC 1820 and AC44C6M 4849 were working pretty hard with a long train up…