Group, Here's a link to my blog for a look at yesterday's nice outing. http://samuelphillips.blogspot.com/2011/03/beautiful-afternoon-on-norfolk.html Here's...
With short notice, Jonathan McCoy called telling 974 was coming with a Warbonnet leader. I was blessed to find a ride to Dublin and I photographed him twice. ...
I've never heard of 974, must be a new train or maybe a reroute. It looks almost like the fertilizer tank cars on CSX's W944 on the Kanawha. But great catch...
Steven, Thanks! I think those cars were in storage somewhere and they numbered it 974 as a extra. It originated in Memphis, TN I do know that. That's just my...
Group, Yesterday I ventured out on Christiansburg Mountain for the afternoon. Every train I saw[except 236] had a leaser or a EMD leader, I saw 8 all together....
We set out for the Pulaski District on a perfectly beautiful morning. As the day wore on, severe storms developed. The morning was beautiful, but after 3pm ...
Hey guys, I was originally planning on catching a hopper train with two CN units, but the power was swapped in Roanoke. Trees were in full bloom and I managed...
Hello everyone! To start out this documentation of my week, I went out to town with my aunt on Wednesday. I manged to photograph 16T grinding uphill with two...
I just watched NS 819 call a "Restricting" at Commerce in downtown, with two of NS's fairly weathered SD70M-2s in power. Look for this to be changed or added...
I am looking to take a weekend trip to Roanoke, will be out around Montgomery Tunnels starting early on Saturday (weather permitting), If not at Montgomery I...
Great Shots! I'm enjoying seeing all the leasers still staying around. ________________________________ From: Samuel Phillips <nses40dc7700@...> To:...
Hello Everyone! This afternoon, I had to run to town with my family to do some shopping. I caught a break between stops and found time to shoot NS 722 crossing...
2 Trains sitting in Williamson this evening waiting to go east. The EB TILX train (symbol unknown) had 2 UP AC4400CW's, while the 52V had 2 NS Units and a UP...
Hey Samuel, Did NS stop service through Glade Springs after the storm last week? I came thru there last Fri. and followed 11 until a trooper put me back on 81....
Hi Jay! No, NS was actually running trains that day. It was a quite busy the day after the tornado[Thursday]. If I recall correctly it was a slow afternoon...
Thanks for the info bro! I was thru there bouts 3ish. I guess bad timing. I feel so sorry for those poor folks. I seen whole homes leveled and that truckstop...
My first train image in May. On the cold and rainy afternoon of May 4th, 2011, I ventured out on the half mile long bridge between Radford and Fairlawn to ...
Hello Everyone! My dad had a race this past Saturday in Boone, NC, he ran a half marathon(13.1) miles and finished up in 74th out of almost 500 runners....
