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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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
On March 14, 2019, thanks to a heads-up from my friend Paul M. in Hagerstown, I spotted this “cause container” on NS train 203 this evening in Linden. In a quick turnaround, I spotted it going back north on train…
Here’s a video of NS train 740 cresting Linden Hill from March 10, 2019. Power was ES-44AC #8046 and AC44C6M #4171 with DPUs ES-44ACs #8111 and #8073 on the rear.
We had another round of a little March snowfall on March 8, 2019 so I ventured out to try to get some shots of NS train 203 in the snow. Photos and video are below. Photos Video
On March 5, 2019, Norfolk Southern train 211 was led by ES-44DC #7591 east at Markham, Virginia, but it had two specially painted units trailing, NS SD70ACe #1074 (Delaware Lackawanna & Western heritage unit) and AC44C6M #4005 (special mane paint…
