NS's "Norfolk Southern" heritage unit leads past Berryville

Ns 25a crosses the James River with very little light to spare sporting the original Norfolk southern heritage scheme

Faber Falls: NS 4073 leads hotshot intermodal train NS 25A southbound through Faber, Virginia, as the fall colors roar in.

Trestle Time: NS 4581 leads hotshot intermodal train NS 25A southbound into Lynchburg, Virginia, as the train crosses over the James River Trestle Bridge.

Faber Freight: NS 9772, a white-faced dash 9, leads hotshot intermodal train NS 25A southbound along the NS Washington District through Faber, Virginia.

Golden hour in the jungle… With the sound of AC traction motors screaming as 25A drops down into Reedy Fork, Randy Beck notches the three AC motors up as they pull the mile and some change tr... (more)

NS 25A makes the first set off of trash cars at the idled Greencastle intermodal terminal. 13Z actually is moving on the adjacent track, sneaking up on me. The containers sitting here are i... (more)

NS 25A heads across the Shenandoah River during one of the largest snow storms of this year.

25A rolling through The Plains, with a former BNSF H2 duo trailing, both under different owners. WFRX 8963, former BNSF SD70MAC owned by Wells Fargo Rail, and NS 3955, former KCS and BNSF C44-9W.

Faber Freight: Faber Freight: NS 1016 leads an EMD trio that pulls hotshot intermodal NS 25A through Virginia's countryside in Faber, Virginia, as it prepares to head back into single track.

Rolling under the moonlight… With the Christmas holiday past, and the New Year approaching, the lights of the Christmas tree dance over the town as Craig Hamrick and company roll under the mo... (more)

“Get them while they are fresh!” My railfanning day was dominated by GE AC44C6M leaders. However, as mentioned in an earlier post, I have really enjoyed photographing these units with some ... (more)

Charlottesville Original: NS 25A heads southbound through Charlottesville, Virginia as the sun begins to set with NS 8114, the original NS Heritage Unit, doing the honors. In this photo, the trai... (more)

Faber Fallin: Hotshot intermodal NS 25A heads southbound through Faber, Virginia, as it continues its journey southbound on the NS Washington District toward Lynchburg.

NS 25A makes its way south into Amherst, VA with the Virginian showing the way.