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NS 9925 leads NS 227 westbound at Gainsville, VA, on the B-line, November 21, 2009.  The ties for the new passing siding are down, and rails have been added.  If this is like the other construction in the area, the siding is built by a contractor, and the actual connection with the main is put in by NS crews.  This is the west-end of the passing siding from Wellington.

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I went out to the H-line to meet Dave Decker from Dayton, OH, and show him the H-line from Cedarville to Shenandoah Junction.  NS 6598 leads NS 11R southbound at Berryville, VA, with Nick calling the signals.

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I had seen NS 6312 early this morning on the Trainorders "Harris Tower camera," so we were expecting the special to come down the Valley line.   NS SD50 rebuilds 6312 and 6313 lead NS 955, consisting of Research 34 and 38.   No clue if the object was to test the rebuilds in road service (they normally stay up near Altoona to work on the mountain as helpers) or if they are just being transported to Roanoke.

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Research 34, which has been around awhile.

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Research 38, which is brand new.  Looks weird with the long frame and the little fuel tank.

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Up at Shenandoah Junction, all hell has broken loose.  Eastbound Q411 went into emergency down by Weverton, and there is a broken rail on track 1, making all traffic use track 2 from Shen to Sandy Hook.  CSX 4807 leads Q400 westbound on track 2 at the Junction.

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As Q400 goes west, NS 9919 leads 37Q southbound on the H-line overhead.

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NS 228 held the main at Shenandoah Junction, while NS 9925, with NS 227, came into the siding.  227 also had to wait for 37Q, and after 37Q had cleared, 227 comes out onto the main to head north.  NS 227 had two cars to drop at VIP today, and comparing with the first picture, each of the first two cars were stand-alone wells, so only 4 containers were dropped at VIP.

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Flying westbound low down the B&O was a UFO ... a great blue heron.   Although the long neck gets tucked in during flight, those legs must be a real drag.

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The third of four westbounds in a fleet, CSX 748 leads U323 (empty SC hoppers) westbound.

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Last of the four is CSX 7504, and another standard cab Dash 8, leading Q217 westbound on track 2.  All of the westbound switched from track 2 to track 1 at Shen.

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CSX 858 leads U306 (SC coal) eastbound through Shen and over the rebuilt Ridge Road crossing.

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CSX 708 leads L415 eastbound at Shen.

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We started out the day at Cedarville ... no trains.  On the way south we stopped at Success ... no trains.  As we we about to leave, I heard 12R called the Woods signal on the B-line, so we set up at Cedarville.  NS 9128 leads 12R northbound at Cedarville, VA at dusk.

 

 

 

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BNSF980-04.jpg (51552 bytes)                     NS4270-50.jpg (16467 bytes)                 SF5376-01_1-84.jpg (23046 bytes)                   CSX605-09.jpg (2589 bytes)

DMIR 409 (trailing)                                NS ABBA                                             ATSF SD45 ABBA                                Juice train on NS

Csx5275.jpg (17891 bytes)                    DSC_5959.jpg (16833 bytes)                      NS4270.jpg (14917 bytes)                  GM50-12.jpg (13924 bytes)

CSX Xmas card                                         NS ABA F9s                                            NS ABB F9s                                      GM50

 Thomas099_nf.jpg (18052 bytes)                     CSX8782.jpg (16149 bytes)                   GM70-03.jpg (40165 bytes)                  NW611-11_7-84.jpg (36053 bytes)

Thomas w/o face                                     SD60 smoking                                      GM70 Demo                                     NW 611                            

 CSX6344-01_1-87.jpg (36598 bytes)                     NW1218-15.jpg (36134 bytes)                   PRR1223-02_10-85.jpg (37864 bytes)                   SR4501-15_5-85.jpg (30877 bytes)

CSX Transportation                                 NW 1218                                                 PRR 1223 and 7002                             SR 4501

SR4501-22_5-85.jpg (38084 bytes)                    Thomas10x.jpg (40234 bytes)                       WM734-03.JPG (40603 bytes)                   WMS734.jpg (41012 bytes)

SR 4501                                                  Thomas                                                      WMSR 734                                            WMSR 734

PRR6742-01_smoke.jpg (39301 bytes)                    RFP123-03.jpg (43579 bytes)                        RFP133-03.jpg (31000 bytes)                   RFP145-03.jpg (39779 bytes)

NS bug spraying                                     RF&P 123                                                 Orange Blossom Special                         RF&P 145

CSX4794-09.jpg (40710 bytes)                    GW90truck.gif (15247 bytes)                         CSX686-10 OJT.jpg (15595 bytes)                   RFP138-02.jpg (14054 bytes)

CSX on NS B-line                                     GTW 90 & 31 Ford                                      CSX 686 w/ juice                               RF&P 133 on Amtrak

CO614-08_1-85.jpg (38585 bytes)               NS8854-03_fire.jpg (10808 bytes)               SR3499-03_7-87.jpg (40115 bytes)              WMSR734-214.jpg (40110 bytes)               BNSF4378-04_Shirley_x.jpg (47983 bytes)

C&O 614                               Dash 9 fire                         SR FP7s                              WMSR 734                              Miss Shirley              

BO3802-04.jpg (42847 bytes)             Csx651-01v.jpg (19003 bytes)          CSX4794-06.jpg (17199 bytes)             CSX4840-02.jpg (18857 bytes)         MARC70-03.jpg (11389 bytes)                 NW1218-17.jpg (31281 bytes)

B&O 3802 Trains unit             CSX 651 w/ K651              CSX on B-line                         CSX 70ACe                      MARC rainbow                 NM1218

NYC811-12.jpg (28750 bytes)         SR4501-07.jpg (20253 bytes)             SR4501-16.jpg (23375 bytes)             Thomas161.jpg (12480 bytes)             UP8045-01x.jpg (17236 bytes)

CR 80MAC                          SR 4501                              SR 4501                       Thomas                              UP SD90 on Sandpatch          

      

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