Norfolk Southern (NS) 8397 - GE C40-8W
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Taking the steeply banked curve heading east is Norfolk Southern C40-8W #8397 with its unit vehicular flat train in tow. Rail fan Frank Spieles caught the action on this day and the photo is now part of my rr collection.
NS #8397
Roster shot of NS 8397 as it trailed on 212.
Cab shot of NS 8397 as it trailed on 212.
Sister NS units trail on NS 212.
Back end shot of NS 8397 as it trailed 2nd on 212.
NS 9827 leading 212
Taken from the vestibule of ORM's coach.
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Bluff City, Tennessee, December 15, 2017, 9:55am: GE D8-40CW NS 8397 leads westbound Norfolk Southern train 165 as it approaches the Pleasant Grove Road grade crossing just before entering Bluff City.
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UP’s QDYTX-07 (Quality Manifest Dayton, TX-Texarkana, AR) prepares to leave Dayton, TX. The NS 8397 a Dash 8-40CW was built as Conrail #6191 in June 1993.
Hot behind 211 is 228, flying west at 1028.
NS 228 heads west on the Lurgan branch at CP 53
From here the BUCT will be headed to its final destination of Oklahoma City (OK) via NS and BNSF.
20Q power at Morrisville.
The shade got me on the last engine at this location, but the light was too brilliant to pass up.
13R passes through Walnut Bottom in the last moments of sunlight
Had there been some sun, this would have been the sunny side. As it is, this was shot at ISO 1250 and still brightened in the lab.
Fourth unit on NS 503.
Caught NS 503 one last time in Penbryn as it makes its way up the Beesley's Point Secondary
Now on the upper portion of the Beesley's Point Secondary, Norfolk Southern 503 passes through what little sunlight is left in Braddock
The 503 power heads away from the camera and heads towards Winslow Jct
The sun has returned as empty coal train NS 503 passes through Foltom, as friend and fellow railfan John Danielson looks on
NS 503 rolls up the Beesley's Point Secondary passing the former Newfield Tower moved to Richland some time ago
NS 503 rolls through Milmay and leaves Rt 557 and will head into the woods until Richland
NS 503 passes the Milmay Siding, once used to hold loaded coal trains destined for BLE
Norfolk Southern 503 makes an uncommon daylight move up the Beesley's Point Secondary
NS 503 makes its way north now paralleling Rt 557
A rare daylight 503 (once a common sight in SJ) passes the former water tower for the many trains the passed through here daily to Ocean City, Wildwood, and Cape May. Occasional CSAO, CMSL, and NS traffic is all the once busy junction sees now.
3rd engine in the consist of NS 503
Passing the faded MP 56 marker, NS 503 rolls through Petersburg on its way north to the beginning of the line in Camden, and eventually, Shire Oaks PA
NS 503 crosses Dennisville-Petersburg Rd. I did my best to shoot this train in as many spots as possible south of Tuckahoe with the line's fate in the balance this far south
The rare daylight NS 503 crosses Upper Bridge Rd on its way north up the Beesley's Point Secondary
Norfolk Southern 503 slowly crosses over the Cedar Swamp Creek Trestle in some sweet afternoon light
After holding for a bit of time, Norfolk Southern 503 heads up the Beesley's Point Industrial Track
A rare daylight NS 503 puts together the empty coal train to take north
The NS 503 power hooks on to the first cut of empty hoppers on the siding
Waking up all of%Folsom right before 1am, a rare Norfolk Southern 502 coal train heads south to Beesley's Point