Twenty-three-year-old Norfolk Southern C44-9W 9224 was parked on the BNSF-Wabtec interchange, about a mile and a half north of Wabtec’s Fort Worth plant. The locomotive was on its way to the plant where it would be upgraded into an AC44C6M. An almost full moon can be seen in this afternoon shot.
Twenty-three-year-old Norfolk Southern C44-9W 9224 was parked on the BNSF-Wabtec interchange, about a mile and a half north of Wabtec’s Fort Worth plant. The locomotive was on its way to the plant where it would be upgraded into an AC44C6M.
NS 130...
She might have the fire damage, but her lead unit is doing all the smoking.
NS 2529 lead 33K.
NS 9224 trailed on 33K.
Backbone of the roster.
NS 9224 rounds the bend with NS 235. Kind of an unbalanced shot but not much I could do on full telephoto.
NS 235 gets closer
Just as NS 937 began to clear the bend, NS 235 popped out slowly heading east
Bristol, Virginia, December 15, 2017, 10:23am: Norfolk Southern train 165 with a long line of power at the head is ready to leave the yard at Bristol, Virginia. The first two units, and maybe the third, were power, and the rest were being towed. Here is a list of the 10 units in order in the consist: NS 7027, EMD/NS SD60E leading: NS 2635, EMD SD70M: NS 9224, GE D9-44CW: NS 8410, GE D8-40CW: NS 3641, GE ET44AC: NS 9877, GE D9-44CW: NS 9714, GE D9-44CW: NS 7580, GE ES44DC: NS 2718, EMD SD70M-2: NS 6649, EMD SD60.
CSX Q418 and NS 39G at Cove Road
NS 20W with Dash 9s 9224 & 9607.
NS 25Z
NS 10G
NS 36A
NS 276
Richland at 0815.