This evening I noticed a Norfolk Southern Maintenance of Way ballast cleaning train tied down in the siding at Linden on the NS B-Line. Here are a couple photos.
MoW Ballast Cleaning Train
Tag: b-line
NS Train 289 Passing Woods
Norfolk Southern train 289 is seen today passing by the control point named Woods in Front Royal, Virginia as the train heads east on the NS B-Line. NS often names their control points after people and I believe that was…
NS 93X Ballast Train Running LHF
This morning I got a nice surprise seeing Norfolk Southern ballast train 93X with NS AC44C6M 4727 running long hood forward. The train was heading eastbound and stopped short of Happy Creek Rd between Woods and Cody on the NS B-Line.…
NS Train 274 West at Belle Meade
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…
Heritage Units on Friday and Saturday
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…
Loram Rail Grinder
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.…
NS Maintenance of Way Train
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
NS 12R with Penn Central and GP38-2 High Hood Trailing
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,…
Erie Railroad Heritage Unit Leading A Loaded Coal Train
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
NS 25A With NS-UP-CoG Heritage Power
Last Tuesday, Norfolk Southern train 25A had NS AC44C6M 4290, UP SD70AH 9099, and NS ES-44AC 8101 (Central of Georgia Railway heritage unit) for power. Here’s a short going-away grab video as the train heads east through Linden, Virginia on…