By Todd Paoni
Recent Photos (May 12, 2012)
CSX Cumberland Sub/NS H-Line
CSXT 706 leads the westbound CSX E704 on a bright Saturday morning at Shenandoah Junction, WV.
Amtrak 140 brings the Capitol Limited (Amtrak PO30) eastbound under the NS bridge.
NS 8856 brings the short NS 228 southbound on the NS H-Line at Shenandoah Junction, WV.
CSXT 365 leads the CSX Q398 across Ridge Road on their eastbound run through the junction.
CSXT 582 leads the eastbound coal train under the NS bridge as they leave a trail of coal dust behind them.
CERX 9042 (ex-UP) brings the slow moving CSX Q217 around the curve at Shenandoah Juncion, WV. CSX Q217 will be
meeting the eastbound CSX U827 at the SHEN interlock signals.
CSXT 785 brings another eastbound coal train (CSX U827) pass the westbound CSX Q217 at the junction. Also coming into
this picture is the northbound NS 227 on the NS H-Line, but the picture did not turn out well. Almost a triple meet today.
With NS 227 waiting in the siding at Shepherdstown, WV. NS 8310 leads the southbound NS 11R away from the bridge over
the Potomac River near the Shepherdstown train station. NS 11R will also meet the northbound NS 202 at Shenandoah Junction.
NS 9498 brings the northbound NS 227 after meeting the NS 11R at the siding in Shepherdstown, WV.
After meeting NS 11R at Shenandoah Junction, WV, NS 9669 brings the northbound NS 202 through Shepherdstown, WV.
Back down at Shenandoah Junction, CSXT 7905 leads the CSX Q249 westbound into the bright afternoon sun.
Back near home in Cedarville, just north of Front Royal, VA, NS 2735 brings the southbound NS 37Q toward the Rockland
Road crossing. Just as NS 37Q comes into view, a woman driver comes to a stop inside the gates with the nose of her car
almost right on the siding track. Luckly, there was no one coming north on that siding track.
NS 8397 brings the southbound NS 203 toward Rockland Road at Cedarville, Va.
About an hour after I got back to the house, ATCS was showing another southbound train on the H-Line with it lined to go
onto the B-Line. With the sunlight fading fast, I went down the street as NS 9423 leads the eastbound NS 211 on the NS B-Line.
Not the greatest night time photo, but it turn out not that bad I thought.
All photos are copyright 2012 by William T. Paoni