On Saturday, my oldest daughter rode her team bus to a cross country meet outside of Richmond, Virginia. My youngest daughter and I drove down to the meet to watch and stopped for dinner in Ashland around 5:00p. The weather…
Norfolk Southern train 27A is seen crossing the Potomac River from Maryland into Shepherdstown, West Virginia from the scenic Rumsey Monument vantage point. This is on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley Line. Of note, there are a couple special Hub Group…
Today, Norfolk Southern train 274 with a mixed freight consist was led west by NS ES-44AC 8147, ES-44AC 8114 (the original Norfolk & Southern heritage unit), ES-44DC 7679 and D9-44CW 9749. The scene is in Belle Meade, Virginia located between…
Sometimes it seems like weeks can go by with nothing very interesting to see, but then heritage units come by two days in a row. That was the case this weekend where I caught the Monongahela Railway heritage unit leading…
A Loram Rail Grinder set is grinding the rails of the Norfolk Southern B-Line today. Rail grinders are used to restore the profile of worn rails. Here are a photo and video of the set working west at Linden, Virginia.…
Norfolk Southern train 919 is led by ES-44DC 7577 east on the NS B-line through Linden, Virginia on July 7, 2024. A photo and video are below. Video
I went out to the NS B-Line Appalachian Trail crossing this morning to watch Norfolk Southern train 12R. The Penn Central heritage unit and an ex-Southern Railway high-hood GP38-2 were trailing motors. The train was reported to have two cabooses,…
Norfolk Southern train 578 is led by NS SD70ACe 1068 (the Erie Railroad heritage unit) east upgrade through Linden, Virginia this morning pulling a train of loaded export coal. A photo and video are below. Photo Video
Norfolk Southern train 27A heads east through Linden, Virginia on a wintry day. A photo and video are below: Photo Video
Norfolk Southern train 11Z was powered by NS ES-44DC 7677, NS SD70ACe 1065 (Savanah and Atlanta heritage unit) and NS AC44C6M 4130 as Mid-train DPU as it passed by the Color Position Lights at CP Warren along the ex-N&W Shenandoah…
