Last Friday, I was off work so went over to Linden Hill to watch Norfolk Southern train 290 on a gloomy day. Picture and video below: Photo Video
NS 290 On Linden Hill
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NS 12R Climbing Linden Hill with the Sanders On
Yesterday, I caught Norfolk Southern train 12R climbing Linden Hill at lunchtime. The long heavy train on the grade was a good challenge for SD70ACe #1038 and D9-44CWs #9856 & #9494. Photo and video below: Photos Video
NS 12R with SD90MAC #7333 Trailing
Yesterday I caught Norfolk Southern train 12R climbing Linden Hill led by NS D9-44CW #9274, SD90MAC #7333 (Ex-CEFX still in maroon paint), and D9-44CW #8981. Soon after the power passes, you can hear the horn sound for a private crossing.
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 Camp/Maintenance of Way Train
Today on Easter Sunday, thanks to heads-ups from Mike and Sean, I was able to catch Norfolk Southern train 937 climbing Linden Hill. Power was a single D9-44CW and the train was camp cars for Maintenance of Way workers. There…
NS 12R Cresting Linden Hill
With redbud trees in bloom, Norfolk Southern train 12R crests Linden Hill with an SD70M-2 leader on April 14, 2017. Photo and video below. Photo Video
Monongahela Heritage Unit Leads NS 290 Up Linden Hill
Norfolk Southern train 290 today was led by ES44AC #8025 (the Monongahela Railway heritage unit) and SD60E #6995. Here’s a picture and video from Linden Hill. Photo Video
Friday Evening Railfanning: 12R and 203
Yesterday evening, I went out to try to get a couple shots of trains before all the snow melted. First, a long train 12R slowly but steadily climbed Linden Hill in the westbound direction. 12R took over seven minutes to…
NS 290 Charges Up Linden Hill with A Pair of Dash 9s
Yesterday, Norfolk Southern train 290 charged up Linden Hill led by a pair of D9-44CWs. Sometimes 290 is underpowered, but the short train was easy for the dash 9s this time. Photo and video below. Photo Video
NS 228 Cresting Linden Hill
Today at lunch I shot a short video of NS 228 powering up over the Blue Ridge Mountains at Linden Hill in Virginia en route to Norfolk.