Maintenance of Waiting: NS 11Z led by NS 8103 the N&W heritage unit, sits at the private crossing just in front of CP Arcadia, as the train waits a plethora of MOW vehicles a few miles down the l... (more)

It's a cold December afternoon on the Potomac as Norfolk Southern train 11Z (Binghamton, NY-Knoxville, TN manifest) makes its daily journey over the trestle from Maryland into West Virginia!

The 11Z passes the Searchlights at the South End of New Milford Siding. The signals would be replaced soon after bringing the line further and further away from its former owner Canadian Pacific.

“Paint It Black”
With plenty of power at hand, easy work is made of pulling lengthy manifest 11Z (East Binghamton-Knoxville) west through the Franklin County farmlands of the Cumberl... (more)

On a beautiful summer afternoon, Norfolk Southern train 11Z works south through Virginia's beautiful Shenandoah Valley, southbound on the NS Hagerstown District through Limeton, Virginia.

Norfolk Southern train 11Z (Binghamton, PA-Roanoke, VA manifest) rolls through the fertile farmlands of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley southbound on the NS Hagerstown District in Spitler, Virginia. ... (more)

After a nicely timed rolling meet with northbound M2Z (extra 12Z), southbound manifest 11Z accelerates out of the valley and past the CPL's at Arcadia,VA.

11Z crosses the Holston River as they approach Sevier yard near Knoxville, TN along the former Southern Railway "A" line.

Norfolk Southern train 11Z (Binghamton, NY-Roanoke, VA manifest) rolls down the floor of the Shenandoah Valley through Page County, Virginia southbound on the NS Hagerstown District.

Norfolk Southern train 11Z (Binghamton, NY-Roanoke, VA manifest) crosses the Compton Trestle heading south on the NS Hagerstown District.

Southbound 11Z is seen passing the position lights at Crimora.

State Line Snow. On Sunday, March 13, 2022, a daylight departure of Norfolk Southern Corp Train 11Z with NS 4422 leading (AC44C6M, GE) allowed for a photo as the power entered the Commonwea... (more)

Having snowed enough the night before to give everything a nice coating, 11Z glides past the N&W CPL's at Pkin.

You'd never know this day dawned with a snowstorm...11Z rolls towards Roanoke in nice sunlight, passing the N&W CPLs guarding Glasgow.

Over And Under. On February 21, 2022, Norfolk Southern Corp 1144 (SD70ACe) was leading train 11Z as it crossed the Susquehanna River in to Marysville, Pennsylvania. This train was given the... (more)