The Virginian heritage unit leads a Philadelphia bound oil train with 109 cars (107 tank cars and 2 spacers) down the Selkirk Branch at 9:00am.
Its a quiet frosty morning in the small town of Voorheesville as the previous night was not so hot with CSX as they had many trains on the mohawk sub outlawed and broken down causing chaos. The Re... (more)
NS 1069 the Virginian Heritage Unit leads the K038 through C.P.-V.O. over the Main St. grade crossing on its journey to Selkirk.
NS 1069 the Virginian Heritage Unit leads the K038. Here, it's advancing to the east end of the yard where it would sit through the night and have a morning trip down the CSX River Line.
The yellow and black face of NS VGN 1069 makes a nice colorful 'pop' against the low light of a frigid morning as it comes out of the shadows of the west for a landing at Selkirk Yard.
The Virginian heritage unit leads a Philadelphia bound oil train into Selkirk Yard. The train is on Track 11 in the receiving yard and is getting a quick crew change prior to being tied down in th... (more)
The Virginian heritage unit rolls down the Mohawk Valley in upstate NY just after sunset. The 1069 is leading a loaded oil train off the BNSF in Chicago that is bound for Philadelphia.
NS 294 overtakes (inside) a stopped 66Z with the Virginian Heritage unit.
It's a very brisk morning on the Marion Branch as we catch the Virginian heritage unit leading up an M42 northbound.
Illinoisan. After meeting eastbound counterpart train 223, westbound intermodal 224 throttles up at New Baden, IL, with the Virginian heritage unit out front.
Norfolk Southern's Virginian Heritage ACe leads an empty oilcan west along the NS's Chicago Line and towards downtown Chesterton, IN.
Very overcast afternoon, but the a very clean Virginian NS Heritage locomotive is impossible to ignore, here passing the former PRR Sewickley station pulling a load of oil tank car empties westbou... (more)
NS 1069 roll's Westbound through Steward, IL on it's way to North Dakota.
CSX K040 with VGN 1069 in the lead heads south down the River Line.