Tag: b-line

N&W 611 in 2016 Video

I’ve already posted most of the individual scenes, but I put everything together into a 611 in 2016 video covering the Norfolk and Western Class J #611 excursions this year out of Manassas. Scenes include Manassas, Rectortown, Front Royal, Gainesville,…

NS High and Wide Train with SD40-2 Leader

NS SD40-2 #3381 leads train 981 westbound at Linden, Virginia

Today I lucked out and was able to catch NS Train 981 over Linden Hill at lunchtime with an ex-Conrail SD40-2 leader (RS3L horn). The train is destined for Selingsgrove, Pennsylvania where a power plant is being converted from coal…

NS 227 with Penn Central Heritage Unit Leading

Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1073 leads NS 227 near Linden on the B-line – July 4, 2016

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…

Norfolk Southern SD75M Leaders

Norfolk Southern SD75 #2804 leads NS 203 near Linden on the B-line - May 5, 2016

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…

Norfolk Southern Office Car Special

NS 952 - Office Car Special - June 25, 2016

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…

NS Geometry Train

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…

NS 290 with an SD70 Leader

Norfolk Southern SD70 #2524 leads NS 290 over Linden Hill on the B-line - June 2, 2016

Thanks to Alex Gillespie Rail Productions for the heads-up on Norfolk Southern Train 290 which had an SD70 leader on June 2, 2016. Here is a photo and video from Linden Hill on the NS B-line. Photo Video