When the fall colors are good, I don’t care much about whether the power is special. I just want to get pictures of any train with a good backdrop. Here are a couple of pictures from late October.
Fall Foliage Pictures
Tag: fall foliage
Colorful Power by Colorful Trees
Yesterday, thanks to a heads up from Matt N. in New Jersey I caught Norfolk Southern train 211 with a BNSF-UP-NS lashup. The units included BNSF ES44C4 #6816, Union Pacific SD70ACe #8660 and NS SD70ACe #1000. A photo and video…
NS 211 with All Union Pacific Power
Thanks to a heads-up from Jim S. I got out to see Norfolk Southern Train 211 yesterday with all UP power. Photos and Video are below. Photos Video
NS 35Q Meets NS 290 at Cody
This morning I headed out to try to get some fall photos with 35Q headed east. After 35Q crept up to a stop signal between Front Royal and Linden on the siding, I figured a train was headed west on…
NS 211 with SD70-M2 Leader
Today at lunch, I caught Norfolk Southern train 211 nearing Linden, Virginia on the B-line led by NS SD70M-2 #2756 and NS D9-44CWs #9176 & 9205. There’s still some nice fall color around although it probably won’t last too much…
NS 203 w/ Standard Cab Dash-9 Leader
Thanks to another heads up from TeeVeeJim, I caught a standard cab dash-9 leading Norfolk Southern train 203 yesterday evening. Fall color is looking nice along the B-line in Fauquier and Warren Counties. Photos and video are below. Photos Video
NS 290 with SD70 Leader on Linden Hill
At lunchtime today, I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 290 climbing Linden Hill led by NS SD70 #2515. Photos and video are below. In the video you can hear the Leslie RS3L horn. Photos Video