Yesterday, I went out to see Norfolk Southern train 12R climb Linden Hill at lunchtime. The engineer on SD70ACe #1157 played “Shave and a Haircut” on the horn as he approached. Photos and video below: Photos Video
Norfolk and Western Class J #611 Since the 611 wasn’t planned to come up to B-Line out of Manassas this year, I went down to see her on a Roanoke to Walton, Va trip on the NS Christiansburg District. I…
Today I caught NS 227 climbing Linden Hill led by SD60E #6902 and AC44C6M #4017. A video is below.
Yesterday, Norfolk Southern train 227 was led by D9-44CW #9620 and ES-44AC #8098 (the Conrail Heritage Unit) as it crested Linden Hill. Photos and video are below. Photos Video
Yesterday, Norfolk Southern train 290 is led by a single unit, SD70ACe #1040, as it climbed over Linden Hill on the NS B-line. A photo and video are below. Photo Video
Yesterday, I caught Norfolk Southern train 36Q cresting Linden Hill led by SD70M-2 #2736, SD70ACe #1061 and D9-40C #8768. Photo and video below. Photo Video
Today on Easter Sunday, thanks to heads-ups from Mike and Sean, I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 937 climbing Linden Hill. Power was a single D9-44CW and the train was camp cars for Maintenance of Way workers. There…
With redbud trees in bloom, Norfolk Southern train 12R crests Linden Hill with an SD70M-2 leader on April 14, 2017. Photo and video below. Photo Video
Today was a rainy day with some severe weather in parts of the state. At lunch, I caught Norfolk Southern train 35Q pass through Markham, Virginia on the B-line. The train appeared to be operating under a speed restriction.
