Tag: heritage unit

Empty Hopper Trains on the B-Line

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NS ES-44AC #8101 (Central of Georgia heritage unit) leads train 781 west near Front Royal, VA on 12/27/2018.

Lately, Norfolk Southern has been running some empty coal hopper trains west on the B-line. They used to mainly run up the Shenandoah Valley Line north from Roanoke, but perhaps due to crew availability they have been running a couple…

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Penn Central Heritage Unit Leads NS 203

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NS SD70ACe #1073 (Penn Central heritage unit) leads train 203 east down Linden Hill on the NS B-line on 10/06/2018.

Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1073 led NS train 203 east down Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia today. My daughters waited patiently with me as first NS 228 went by, then NS 35Q, and finally NS 203 with the…

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NS 1069 Virginian Heritage Unit Leading NS 228

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NS train 228 is led by NS SD70ACe #1069 east through Marshall, Virginia on 8/25/2018.

Norfolk Southern train 228 was led by NS SD70ACe #1069 (Virginian Railway Heritage Unit) through Virginia. Pictures from Linden and Marshall, Virginia as well as video from Marshall are below. Thanks to Edward on the NS Lurgan Branch Facebook group…

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Wabash Heritage Unit Leading NS 228

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NS 228 is led by NS SD70ACe #1070 (Wabash Heritage unit) east through Markham, Va on 8/15/2017.

Thanks to heads-ups from Jim, Mike, and Brian, I caught Norfolk Southern train 228 today at lunchtime led by NS SD70ACe #1070 (the Wabash Heritage unit) rolling east through Markham, Virginia. A photo and video are below: Photo Video

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