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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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