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Viewing Album:  NS Christiansburg District
 
By:Jacob Kempf
Dates:6/20/2012 - 6/22/2012
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NS 098
Title:  NS 098
Description:  After this train caught us off guard at Montgomery, we chased him back to Elliston. Here, NS 6734 leads three tarped EMDX SD70ACes.
Photo Date:  6/20/2012  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 6:58:49 PM
Location:  Elliston, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
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Locomotives:  NS 6734(SD60I)
Views:  127   Comments: 0
NS 15T
Title:  NS 15T
Description:  Three Dash-9s lead a train that Ive seen quite a bit of back in PA! NS 15T heads west through Elliston
Photo Date:  6/20/2012  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 6:59:52 PM
Location:  Elliston, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
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Locomotives:  NS 9388(C40-9W) NS 9862(C40-9W) NS 9890(C40-9W)
Views:  145   Comments: 1
NS 15T
Title:  NS 15T
Description:  Three Dash-9s lead manifest 15T out of the twin tunnels at Montgomery.
Photo Date:  6/20/2012  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 7:00:45 PM
Location:  Montgomery, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
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Locomotives:  NS 9388(C40-9W) NS 9862(C40-9W) NS 9857(C40-9W)
Views:  171   Comments: 1
NS 185
Title:  NS 185
Description:  Not far behind the 757 was manifest 185 with four Dash-9s leading a high hood SD40-2.
Photo Date:  6/20/2012  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 6:55:21 PM
Location:  Wabun, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
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Locomotives:  NS 9801(C40-9W) NS 9648(C40-9W) NS 9645(C40-9W) NS 9150(C40-9W) NS 3204(SD40-2)
Views:  140   Comments: 1
NS 188
Title:  NS 188
Description:  An SD60 leads two GEs on eastbound manifest 188, seen passing through the curves at Shawsville, VA.
Photo Date:  6/20/2012  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 7:01:47 PM
Location:  Montgomery, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
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Locomotives:  NS 6687(SD60) NS 9079(C40-9W) NS 9904(C40-9W)
Views:  140   Comments: 0
NS 67N
Title:  NS 67N
Description:  Another while later, one of NSs first ever SD70ACes leads an empty ethanol train up the grade.
Photo Date:  6/20/2012  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 6:56:17 PM
Location:  Wabun, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 1005(SD70ACe) NS 9775(C40-9W)
Views:  166   Comments: 1
NS 757
Title:  NS 757
Description:  A variety of NS motors lead empty coal train 757 up the grade of the Christiansburg District on a hot morning.
Photo Date:  6/20/2012  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 6:54:25 PM
Location:  Wabun, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
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Locomotives:  NS 7657(ES40DC)
Views:  216   Comments: 1
NS 769
Title:  NS 769
Description:  An ES44AC and a Dash-9 lead another empty coal train west, seen from the Blakenship crossing in Shawsville, VA.
Photo Date:  6/20/2012  Upload Date: 6/25/2012 6:57:25 PM
Location:  Shawsville, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8007(ES44AC) NS 8990(C40-9W)
Views:  223   Comments: 1
NS 15T
Title:  NS 15T
Description:  Same train, same location, only a different day. Manifest 15T blasts out of Montgomery tunnel on a hot afternoon. He will meet 188 just a few miles down the line.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:52:38 PM
Location:  Montgomery, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9537(C40-9W)
Views:  95   Comments: 0
NS 16T
Title:  NS 16T
Description:  A short time later, another trifecta of NS units lead manifest 16T down the grade.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:57:39 PM
Location:  Shawsville, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8887(C40-9) NS 8451(C40-8W) NS 6768(SD60M)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
NS 185
Title:  NS 185
Description:  Three EMDs and a GE take manifest 185 west through Vicker on a warm afternoon. This location offers nice views from a small bridge over a creek.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:47:02 PM
Location:  Vicker, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2626(SD70M) NS 8060(ES44AC) NS 1029(SD70ACe)
Views:  399   Comments: 0
NS 186
Title:  NS 186
Description:  NS manifest 186 surprised us this evening, seen passing through Shawsville with a pair of BNSF AC traction units.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:54:54 PM
Location:  Shawsville, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9404(SD70MAC) BNSF 6381(ES44AC)
Views:  214   Comments: 0
NS 186
Title:  NS 186
Description:  A pair of BNSF AC traction units lead manifest 186 east through Elliston as storms begin to form.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:55:58 PM
Location:  Shawsville, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 9404(SD70MAC) BNSF 6381(ES44AC)
Views:  205   Comments: 0
NS 188
Title:  NS 188
Description:  An SD70M-2 and a D8-40C lead manifest 188 through Ellliston as storms begin to form.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:53:35 PM
Location:  Elliston, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2774(SD70M-2) NS 8710(C40-8)
Views:  118   Comments: 0
NS 217
Title:  NS 217
Description:  A pair of GEs lead stack train 217 through the curves outside Christiansburg, seen from the shoulder of Christman Mill Road.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:45:01 PM
Location:  Christiansburg, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9867(C40-9W) NS 9584(C40-9W)
Views:  96   Comments: 0
NS 234
Title:  NS 234
Description:  Three different types of NS units lean into the curve at Bailey Road with stack train 234. Traffic was rather slow this morning due to a system wide computer problem.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:43:54 PM
Location:  Salem, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
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Locomotives:  NS 2670(SD70M-2) NS 9712(C40-9W) NS 8711(C40-8)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
NS 23G
Title:  NS 23G
Description:  A GEVO and a Dash-9 leads autorack/stack train 23G east under the massive cooling tower at Vicker.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:47:59 PM
Location:  Vicker, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7640(ES40DC) NS 9651(C40-9W)
Views:  150   Comments: 2
NS 37Q
Title:  NS 37Q
Description:  Another variety of NS units take Enola, PA to Knoxville, TN manifest 37Q west through the interlocking at Arthur.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:49:58 PM
Location:  Arthur, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9511(C40-9W) NS 9830(C40-9W) NS 9925(C40-9W) NS 2696(SD70M-2) NS 8420(C40-8W)
Views:  136   Comments: 0
NS 814
Title:  NS 814
Description:  Another loaded coal train descends the grade of the Christiansburg District seen from the grade crossing at Trash Dump Road.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:56:55 PM
Location:  Shawsville, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8415(C40-8W) NS 8708(C40-8)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
NS 820
Title:  NS 820
Description:  A pair of GEVOs head down the grade with a coal train in tow, seen from the north side of the Friendship Road grade crossing.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:51:05 PM
Location:  Shawsville, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8018(ES44AC) NS 8023(ES44AC)
Views:  425   Comments: 0
NS 824
Title:  NS 824
Description:  One last eastbound descends the grade through Shawsville before we headed in for the night.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:59:59 PM
Location:  Shawsville, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7687(ES40DC) NS 7630(ES40DC)
Views:  70   Comments: 0
NS 825
Title:  NS 825
Description:  A pair of consecutively numbered GEVOs lead coal empties up the grade of the Christiansburg District on a nice summer morning.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:42:32 PM
Location:  Salem, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8066(ES44AC) NS 8065(ES44AC)
Views:  254   Comments: 0
NS I33
Title:  NS I33
Description:  An extra section of NS 233 struggles up the grade through Shawsville in the late evening. This view is from an old cemetery next to the tracks.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:59:09 PM
Location:  Shawsville, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8364(C40-8W) NS 9726(C40-9W)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
NS V39
Title:  NS V39
Description:  Radford to Christiansburg local V39 backs down main two with a rare B32 on the point.
Photo Date:  6/21/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 12:48:46 PM
Location:  Vicker, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3552(B32-8) NS 3223(SD40-2)
Views:  175   Comments: 0
NS 16T
Title:  NS 16T
Description:  The 16T we saw the day before at Shawsville departs the yard at Henry Street.
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 1:05:54 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8887(C40-9) NS 8451(C40-8W) NS 6768(SD60M)
Views:  131   Comments: 0
NS 22A
Title:  NS 22A
Description:  Three GEVOs navigate stack train 22A through the interlocking at Henry Street in downtown Roanoke see from the MLKJ foot bridge.
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 1:01:07 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7556(ES40DC) NS 7672(ES40DC) NS 7603(ES40DC)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
NS 326
Title:  NS 326
Description:  Local 326 heads east into some nice morning light at Henry Street with an SD60I leading a rare GP50.
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 1:02:03 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6725(SD60I) NS 7077(GP50)
Views:  229   Comments: 1
NS 55Z
Title:  NS 55Z
Description:  A westbound empty grain train heads towards Roanoke Yard. The building for the Roanoke Times newspaper can be seen in the background.
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 1:03:09 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8840(C40-9) NS 8413(C40-8W)
Views:  94   Comments: 0
NS 68G
Title:  NS 68G
Description:  Another ethanol train heads east into downtown on a rather hot morning.
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 1:05:05 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7516(ES44DC) NS 7530(ES40DC)
Views:  154   Comments: 0
NS V35
Title:  NS V35
Description:  A B32 an a former N&W SD40-2 work the east end of the yard.
Photo Date:  6/22/2012  Upload Date: 6/27/2012 1:04:15 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Jacob Kempf
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3544(B32-8) NS 3222(SD40-2)
Views:  224   Comments: 0

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