For the first time since 2021 NS 8103 leads down the H line but this time at the dead of night over the Overall Trestle at 23:12!
With a fresh crew out of Roanoke, NS 12Z passes through the interlocking at "Arcadia" in Arcadia, Virginia. At the time, these signals were still standing, albeit with replacements stand... (more)
NS ET44AC #3601 shoves NS 12Z through the control point at Kinsey, at the north end of Troutville siding tucked off in the trees. Kinsey is one of many control points on this stretch of the valley... (more)
NS 12Z passes the single bracket at Lewis Run with the last couple miles left to Shenandoah Yard, ominous clouds loom in the background.
12Z heads north on a relatively small trestle just north of Shenandoah on a nice summer morning.
12Z runs the curve through the only good NB light at Mt Joy heading towards Shenandoah
12Z passes the strong standing CPLs at Vaughn heading North with fading light
Led by a pair of GE's, Norfolk Southern manifest 12Z heads up the Roanoke District and passes through the small town of Lithia, Virginia. The train is rolling through the Lithia control point, sti... (more)
NS 12Z passes through the interlocking at Vesuvius on the Pkin double track headed North.
12Z cruises northbound through the farmlands of the Shenandoah Valley at a brisk 50mph with the Conrail heritage unit leading.
12Z idles at the Shenandoah Yard office with the "Pennsylvania" heritage unit leading.
NS 12Z passing the old N&W station as it heads North towards Hagerstown. 4 Flashes used, wind blew one over and the screen is broken now :(
Changing of the Guards: NS 4000, the Blue Mane unit, leads northbound manifest NS 12Z passed the soon to be removed N&W CPLs in Arcadia, Virginia, that have stood guard over the railroad for deca... (more)
NS 12Z heads north by a CPL in Lithia, VA along the Roanoke district.
NS 12Z heads north by a CPL in Cloverdale, VA along the Roanoke district.
