On January 18th, 2020 I went out to try to get a train in the snow picture. Unfortunately we only had half an inch of snow so it’s not that dramatic…
NS 579 near Front Royal
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After the Snow
After we picked up a few inches of snow on January 7th, I took pictures of NS trains 227 and 211 on the days that followed.
Fall Foliage Pictures
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.
NS Train 211 with Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit Trailing
It seems like I haven’t been railfanning as much lately, but I was able to get out to see Norfolk Southern train 211 pass by at lunchtime today with SD70ACe #1072 (Illinois Terminal Railroad heritage unit) trailing 2/3. This was…
Erie Heritage Unit Leading NS 203
NS train 203 was led by SD70ACe #1068, the Erie Railroad heritage unit, this evening east on the B-line through Linden, Virginia. I didn’t get there in time to set up my video camera and just grabbed a going away…
NS 227 with Union Pacific EMDs
Yesterday, I watched a long Norfolk Southern train 227 led by Union PacifcSD70ACe #8716 & SD70M #4675. A couple of photos and a *long* video are below. Photos Video
NS 211 with NS 1074 & 4005 Trailing
On March 5, 2019, Norfolk Southern train 211 was led by ES-44DC #7591 east at Markham, Virginia, but it had two specially painted units trailing, NS SD70ACe #1074 (Delaware Lackawanna & Western heritage unit) and AC44C6M #4005 (special mane paint…
Heritage Units Leading and Pushing on the Same Train
On Thursday, February 7th, 2019, Norfolk Southern train 740 was heading south toward the B-line. I figured it wouldn’t make it to me until after dark so I drove to Cedarville, Virginia to see the loaded coal train with NS…
NS 211 with the Pennsylvania Railroad Heritage Unit Leading
Thanks to a heads-up on Facebook from Alex D., I was able to grab a couple pictures and video of Norfolk Southern train 211 as it traversed the NS B-line in Virginia. Pictures and video are below. Photos Video
NS 203 In the Snow
I forgot to post this earlier but I went out to see Norfolk Southern train 203 as a snowstorm was just getting under way on January 12, 2019. Photos and video are below. Photos Video