A couple of inches of snow fell in the overnight and morning hours at my location so I was happy to get a couple of “train in the snow” pictures today. Norfolk Southern train 25A was led by NS ES-44AC…
NS 25A Chase After Snowfall
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Two Trains at Belle Meade
The Fiery Run Road crossing in Fauquier County, Virginia is one of my favorite spots to go for fall train pictures. Today, NS 289 was following behind NS 25A so I tried a couple different angles. Here is a photo…
PRR Heritage Unit leading NS 12Z
Norfolk Southern ES-44AC 8102 (the Pennsylvania Railroad heritage unit) led NS train 12Z today northward on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley line through Front Royal, Virginia. The units consisted of NS ES-44AC 8102 and ET44AC 3608 on the head-end, with ES-44ACs…
Train Passing Daffodils Redux
Yesterday I repeated the shot I took of Norfolk Southern train 27A on Tuesday, but with NS 25A. The shadows were less of an issue at midday today vs late afternoon/evening yesterday, but the high sun angle comes with it’s…
NS 27A Through a Wintry Mix
I enjoy getting shots of trains in the snow, but there wasn’t very much to work with today. Here’s a photo and video of Norfolk Southern train 27A led by ES-44AC 8135 and AC44C6M 4619 with mid-train DPUs AC44C6M 4148…
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…
NS 13R at Riverton on the Shenandoah Valley Line
Yesterday, I had hoped to catch the Monongahela Railway heritage unit crossing the Shenandoah River but the train was making good time coming down from Pennsylvania and I realized I wouldn’t be able to get in position in time. Instead,…
NS Train 27A Through Cedarville
This evening, Norfolk Southern train 27A had NS ES-44AC 8158, WFRX SD70MAC 8962, WFRX SD70MAC 8895, and NS ES-44AC 8157 for power heading south on the ex N&W Shenandoah Line through Cedarville, Virginia a few miles north of the B-Line…
NS 27A Crossing the Shenandoah
Norfolk Southern train 27A crosses the Shenandoah River on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley Line nearing the B-Line at Riverton Junction 3:38p with NS ES-44AC 8171 & NS AC44C6M 4268 on the head end and NS AC44C6M 4625 & NS SD70ACe…
NS 203 Running Around NS 201 at Berryville
I drove up to Berryville, Virginia today on the Norfolk Southern Shenandoah Valley Line and found southbound NS train 201 waiting at a stop signal. I thought perhaps 201 was waiting for a meet with a northbound train, but the…