Today, CSX AC4400CW #374 led Norfolk Southern train 211 east past Linden, Virginia on the NS B-line. Here’s a photo:
CSX Leader on NS Train 211
Category: Photos
Norfolk Southern B-Line 2018 Calendar
Each year, I put together a calendar with photographs taken along the scenic Norfolk Southern B-Line in Virginia. This year’s edition includes shots of freight trains in the snow, fall foliage, standard-cab leaders, an Amtrak charter train, the Norfolk and…
Dash9ing Through The Snow
Saturday, December 9th, provided our first snowfall of the season. It was perfect weather for railfanning as the roads were pretty much clear, but the snow made the scenery beautiful. I went out to Rectortown, Virginia to see Norfolk Southern…
NS 35Q with SD60 Leader #6630
Thanks to heads-ups from Bill, Rob, Tommy, Nathan, Paul, and Dave, I caught Norfolk Southern train 35Q today with an SD60 leader passing east through Linden, Virginia on the B-line. Photo and video below: Photo Video
NS SD70ACe #1014 leading 227 on Thanksgiving
Many Norfolk Southern trains continued to run on Thanksgiving this year. My wife asked me to pick up a bag of ice from the store so I timed my errand with the passing of NS train 227 west through Linden.…
NS 227 led by Ex-Conrail D9-40CW #8333
This past Wednesday, Thanksgiving-Eve, I was off work and caught Norfolk Southern train 227 led by D8-40CW #8333 (ex-Conrail), D9-44CW #9770 and SD70M-2 #2666 west up Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia. Photo and video below: Photo Video
NS D9-40C #8885 Leading Train 211
Today during lunchtime, I caught Norfolk Southern train 211 led by D9-40C #8885 heading down Linden Hill on the B-line in Virginia. Here’s a photo:
NS 12R passing Apple Mountain
Norfolk Southern train 12R which came through Linden, Virginia today at lunchtime led by NS AC44C6M #4043, UP AC4400CW #5988, and UP SD70M #4948. Apple Mountain can be seen in the background with some fall colors. Photo
NS 35Q With SD60 Leader
Thanks to a heads-up from Bob P. in a Facebook Group, I knew 35Q would had an SD-60 leader today (these have gotten pretty rare for me to see). With the train still far away in Pennsylvania presumably with switching…
NS 099 With Export Locomotives
This Columbus Day, thanks to a heads-up from Mike, I got to see Norfolk Southern train 099 with a load of GE export locomotives pass through Markham, Virginia on the B-line. The locomotives were manufactured by GE in Erie, Pennsylvania…