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NS Shenandoah Valley Line 2024 Calendars Available

Longtime readers are aware I put out an annual railroad photography calendar. Normally, I choose scenes along the Norfolk Southern B-Line, but this year I chose to select shots from NS’s (former N&W) Shenandoah Valley Line where I also like…

NS Train 27A Through Cedarville

This evening, Norfolk Southern train 27A had NS ES-44AC 8158, WFRX SD70MAC 8962, WFRX SD70MAC 8895, and NS ES-44AC 8157 for power heading south on the ex N&W Shenandoah Line through Cedarville, Virginia a few miles north of the B-Line…

NS 27A Southbound Through Boyce

A Norfolk Southern intermodal train passes through the quaint town of Boyce, Virginia

Norfolk Southern train 27A is led by NS ES-44DC 7694 today on its way south through Boyce, Virginia on the former N&W Shenandoah Valley Line. Two mid-train DPUs appear shortly after 2:15 in the video below. Photo Video

NS 27A Crossing the Shenandoah

Norfolk Southern train 27A crosses the Shenandoah River on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley Line nearing the B-Line at Riverton Junction 3:38p with NS ES-44AC 8171 & NS AC44C6M 4268 on the head end and NS AC44C6M 4625 & NS SD70ACe…

NS 274 North over the Shenandoah River

I bought a used kayak this morning and saw Norfolk Southern train 274 crossing the Shenandoah River on the former N&W Shenandoah Valley Line this afternoon. Unfortunately, I stopped videotaping shortly after the head-end passed because it turned out there…

N&W Class J 611 Ferry Move

Norfolk and Western Class J number 611 headed south back to her home in Roanoke, Virginia after pulling excursion trains at the Strasburg Rail Road this May. I was working and missed her on the special coming down from Pennsylvania…

NS 203 Running Around NS 201 at Berryville

I drove up to Berryville, Virginia today on the Norfolk Southern Shenandoah Valley Line and found southbound NS train 201 waiting at a stop signal. I thought perhaps 201 was waiting for a meet with a northbound train, but the…

K89 on the Shenandoah Valley Line

Today I caught Norfolk Southern train K89 (light engine NS D9-44CW #9831 heading south on the Shenandoah Valley Line near Riverton. That makes two short ones in a row after seeing NS 995 last week. Here’s a photo of K89…