June 14, 2014

Norfolk and Southern in Harrisonburg, Again

We have now been back in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA, from Albania for three weeks, and in that time I have taken a number of train photos--20+ of which I'll share here. They are all of Norfolk Southern engines and rolling stock and were photographed in Harrisonburg, VA, USA. They are all equipment that I have not photographed before, except for the Track Mobile..

Engine NS 2530 is an EMD SD70 locomotive. According to an article in Wikipedia, Electro-Motive Diesel, Inc. (owned by Caterpillar) began production of the SD70 in 1992.

NS 2530 locomotive

Close-up of Cab of Engine NS 2530 (23-May-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

Engine NS 2530

Engine NS 2530 (23-May-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

The NS 8440, a GE D8-40CW, is also a new engine for me to see.

engine NS 8440

Engine NS 8440 (23-May-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

Engine NS 6957 is an EMD SD60E. While the SD60 went out of production in 1995, Norfolk and Southern has been rebuilding them since 2010 as SD60E in their Juniata, PA, USA, shop.

Engine NS 6957

Engine NS 6957 (23-May-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

On the other hand, Engine 9028 is the familiar GE D9-40CW.

engine NS 9028

Engine NS 9028 (27-May-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

I have also driven past the various feed mills in Harrisonburg to see if I can find their yard engines. The Trackmobile 4000TM shown below is still in regular use. These are dual mode vehicles--running either on tracks or on the road. Interestingly, SpaceX uses a Trackmobile to move its rockets around in Cape Canaveral, FL, USA. If you would like to buy a used 4000TM, contact Andress Engineering Associates, Inc.

Trackmobile 4000TM

A Trackmobile Railcar Mover Pulls a Grain Car at a Feed Mill (3-Junr-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

The next three photos are of Engine NS 2733--by itself, and connected to another engine (cab-view) and a view from the other end. The NS 2733 is an EMD SD70M-2.

engine NS 2733 by itself

Engine NS 27333 by itself (5-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

engine NS 2733 connected with another engine

Engine NS 27333 Connected to Another Engine (7-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

engine NS 2733 as seen from its other end

Engine NS 27333 as Seen from its Other End (7-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

If we see engines, we know there are rolling stock to be moved. Here is a line of boxcars.

a lline of boxcars ready to be moved

A Line of Boxcars Ready to Be Moved (5-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

Here is another new engine for me--the NS 7712. It is an ES40DC--in GE's Evolution Series. This model replaces the GE D9-40CW.

engine NS 7712

Engine NS 7712 Connected with Another Engine (5-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

close-up of engine NS 7712

Close-up of Engine NS 7712 (5-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

Yet another new engine for me is the NS 8953, a GE D9-44CW (a 4400-hp locomotive).

engine NS 8953

Engine NS 8953 (5-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

cab end of engine NS 8953

Engine NS 8953 (Cab-view) (5-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

artistic view of engine 8953

Engine NS 8953 (an Artistic view) (5-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

Emission Control Information Sticker on the NS 8953 Engine (5-Jun-14; © Richard L. Bowman)

The NS 8953 was connected to a long line of grain cars.

a train of grain cars ready to move

There are different types of "trucks" under the various engines. I am no expert, so here are simply a few photos.

the truck under the NS 2733

This photo is mainly for its artistic aspects, or at least I hope it has them!

a green plant grows next to the track and train wheel

One more new engine for me, the NS 9028, another GE D9-40CW.

engineNS 9028

I'll end this post with photos of two boxcars. On the first one, apparently some repairs and repainting were done after the graffiti was painted on the car. The second one has graffiti like I have not see on rolling stock before.

The car below still bears the mark of "Southern" Railway which is now submerged into Norfolk Southern.

an older "Sountern" boxcar

The boxcar below belongs to the Apalachicola Northern Railway, a 96-mile short line freight railroad owned by Genesee & Wyoming, Inc. The AN Railway operates completely in the panhandle of Florida.

an Apalachicola Northern Railway boxcar

As usual I am amazed at all I can find in Harrisonburg with regards to trains. Hope you are enjoying my return to actively keeping up this blog.

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