Yesterday at lunchtime I saw a freight train creep up to the control point at Cody near Linden, Virginia. Power was D9-44CW #8950, SD70ACU #7297, SD60I #6745, and ES-44AC #8160. The second unit is a SD70ACU rebuilt from a Union…
In 2012, Norfolk Southern Railway painted 20 heritage units in special paint schemes honoring NS’s predecessor railroads. The Penn Central Heritage Unit (NS SD70ACe #1073) led NS Train 227 this morning by Linden, Virginia. Thanks to Busch-Hog Photography for the…
I received word of multiple nice trains today (another high and wide special, the Penn Central heritage unit leading NS228, NS290 with a new GE ET44AC unit)… but the only train I could fit into my schedule was NS211 with…
The NS OCS passed by Linden, Virginia this evening en route back to Altoona, Pennsylvania. After waiting for awhile with a four year-old who had reached her limit, I gave up and was heading for home when I heard the…
Norfolk Southern Train 211 came through Linden yesterday at lunchtime in the rain after a thunderstorm. Power was Union Pacific SD70M #4184, and Union Pacific SD70ACe’s #8689 & 8762. Thanks to Jim Stanton for the heads-up and to Alex Gillespie…
Thanks to heads-ups from a couple friends east of here, I was able to catch a Norfolk Southern Geometry train roll by yesterday evening. This video shows a Norfolk Southern Geometry Train passing over the hill at Linden, Virginia on…
