Tag: ns 8101

NS 227 Led by the Central of Georgia Heritage Unit

by spgass • January 1, 2020

On Saturday, December 28, 2019, Norfolk Southern ES44AC #8101 led train 227 west by Apple Mountain in Linden, Virginia. Photos and video are below. As seen in the video, Norfolk Southern has been putting mixed freight on the tail end…

Empty Hopper Trains on the B-Line

by spgass • December 28, 2018

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…