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
NS 203 In the Snow
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12R Gets Pushers After Stalling on Linden Hill
Norfolk Southern train 12R stalled this past Sunday near the top of Linden Hill. Empty hopper train 777 was following and its power came to assist 12R over the hill. Photos and a video are below. Photos Video
NS 1069 Virginian Heritage Unit Leading NS 228
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 SD70ACe #1014 leading 227 on Thanksgiving
Many Norfolk Southern trains continued to run on Thanksgiving this year. My wife asked me to pick up a bag of ice from the store so I timed my errand with the passing of NS train 227 west through Linden.…
Wabash Heritage Unit Leading NS 228
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
NS 290 with SD70ACe Leading
This past Friday, I caught Norfolk Southern train 290 with NS SD70ACE #1089 and SD70M #2582 leading the way. A white car stopped short of the ungated crossing but did not leave much clearance between the front of the car…
NS 12R with an SD70ACe Leader Plus a “Shave and a Haircut” On The Horn
Yesterday, I went out to see Norfolk Southern train 12R climb Linden Hill at lunchtime. The engineer on SD70ACe #1157 played “Shave and a Haircut” on the horn as he approached. Photos and video below: Photos Video
Erie Heritage Unit on NS 227
This morning, I was off work for a dental appointment and on my way home I spotted Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1068 leading NS train 227. The train was stopped short of the Happy Creek Road crossing near Front Royal, Virginia.…
One Unit Wonder: NS 290 Over Linden Hill
Yesterday, Norfolk Southern train 290 is led by a single unit, SD70ACe #1040, as it climbed over Linden Hill on the NS B-line. A photo and video are below. Photo Video
NS 228 with NS, CSX Power
Thanks to a heads-up from Paul M. in Hagerstown, I got out yesterday to see Norfolk Southern train 228 east in Front Royal. Power was NS SD70ACe #1004 and CSX AC4400CW #376. Here’s a photo at the Woods control point…