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Norfolk Southern Safety Train

The NS Safety Train is led by NS GP38-2 #5642 south through Riverton Junction, VA on 8/31/2018.

Thanks to a late-night Facebook post by Jon W., I was alerted to the Norfolk Southern Safety Train running south on the NS H-line (Shenandoah Valley Line) early this morning. Fortunately I made it to Riverton Junction this morning in…

NS 1069 Virginian Heritage Unit Leading NS 228

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…

NS 211 with an SD70 Leader

Thanks to heads-ups from Mark, Jon, and Mason on Facebook I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 211 today with SD70 #2513 leading. Here’s a shot at the old “Southern Railway” overpass over Route 55 between Linden and Front…

NS 203 Heading East Through Linden

NS train 203 led by D9-44CW #9658 east through Linden on 5/7/2018

Coming home from a dinner out last Monday, we saw Norfolk Southern train 203 heading east through Linden, Virginia. Power was NS D9-44CW #9658, SD70M-2 #2700, and SD70 #2560. Photos below:

SD40-2 At Front Royal

Norfolk Southern SD40-2 in Front Royal, Virginia on 4/22/2018.

Last Sunday, I swung by the old Front Royal station on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley Line and found Norfolk Southern SD40-2 #3333 sitting there. According to Chris Toth’s site NS #3333 is an ex-Conrail unit, built in 1977.

NS 35Q East Past Yellow Daffodils

NS D9-44CW #9655 leads train 35Q east through Linden, VA on 4/19/2018.

Spring is in the air as Norfolk Southern train 35Q runs east up the west side of Linden Hill on the NS B-line in Virginia on April 19, 2018. A Photo and video are below. Photo Video