Norfolk Southern train 955 passed east on the NS B-Line this evening led by NS ES-44AC “The Stars and Stripes” 8118 and NS SD70IAC 1776 “The Bell” which have been painted to celebrate the 250th Birthday of the United States.…
Norfolk Southern train 955 passed by today on the NS B-line near Linden, Virginia. Here are a couple photos and a video from the Applachian Trail crossing. Power was newly painted NS ES44AC 8184 “Altoona” and SD70IAC 1231 “Atlanta.” They…
A couple of inches of snow fell in the overnight and morning hours at my location so I was happy to get a couple of “train in the snow” pictures today. Norfolk Southern train 25A was led by NS ES-44AC…
The Fiery Run Road crossing in Fauquier County, Virginia is one of my favorite spots to go for fall train pictures. Today, NS 289 was following behind NS 25A so I tried a couple different angles. Here is a photo…
Norfolk Southern ES-44AC 8102 (the Pennsylvania Railroad heritage unit) led NS train 12Z today northward on the ex-N&W Shenandoah Valley line through Front Royal, Virginia. The units consisted of NS ES-44AC 8102 and ET44AC 3608 on the head-end, with ES-44ACs…
Yesterday I repeated the shot I took of Norfolk Southern train 27A on Tuesday, but with NS 25A. The shadows were less of an issue at midday today vs late afternoon/evening yesterday, but the high sun angle comes with it’s…
I enjoy getting shots of trains in the snow, but there wasn’t very much to work with today. Here’s a photo and video of Norfolk Southern train 27A led by ES-44AC 8135 and AC44C6M 4619 with mid-train DPUs AC44C6M 4148…
Today, Norfolk Southern train 274 with a mixed freight consist was led west by NS ES-44AC 8147, ES-44AC 8114 (the original Norfolk & Southern heritage unit), ES-44DC 7679 and D9-44CW 9749. The scene is in Belle Meade, Virginia located between…
Yesterday, I had hoped to catch the Monongahela Railway heritage unit crossing the Shenandoah River but the train was making good time coming down from Pennsylvania and I realized I wouldn’t be able to get in position in time. Instead,…
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…
