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5/16/2024
 
 
 
 
 
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FLASHBACK!  This is the scene at the current worksite in April 1998 following the runaway collision of a cut of 65 cars into a parked train on 3/31/1998.
Title:  FLASHBACK! This is the scene at the current worksite in April 1998 following the runaway collision of a cut of 65 cars into a parked train on 3/31/1998.
Description:  Two engines are being scrapped on-site after being damaged in a collision and fire on 3/31/1998 just north of Kemper St Station
Photo Date:  8/3/2009  Upload Date: 8/3/2009 10:21:26 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
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Locomotives:  NS 8917(C40-9W)
Views:  1929   Comments: 5
NS train 12R heads north. Craddock-Terry "West End" factory, c. 1905, in background.
Title:  NS train 12R heads north. Craddock-Terry "West End" factory, c. 1905, in background.
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/2017  Upload Date: 7/24/2017 4:40:52 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6784(SD60M) NS 8937(C40-9W)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
NS train 35Q came south and passed the crowd of Lynchburg denizens awaiting 611's arrival
Title:  NS train 35Q came south and passed the crowd of Lynchburg denizens awaiting 611's arrival
Description:  Had it not been so DOGGONE cold and windy I bet the crowd would have been larger!
Photo Date:  4/9/2016  Upload Date: 4/10/2016 6:44:36 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8945(C40-9W)
Views:  148   Comments: 1
75 - NS train P98 drifts past fresly poured train platform concrete at Kemper Street station
Title:  75 - NS train P98 drifts past fresly poured train platform concrete at Kemper Street station
Description:  I missed the concrete trucks in action, but caught a train.
Photo Date:  8/25/2009  Upload Date: 8/25/2009 10:45:56 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9005(C40-9W)
Views:  419   Comments: 0
693 - NS 9074 leading a CSX grain train, G89831, along the placid pond behind Reusens Dam
Title:  693 - NS 9074 leading a CSX grain train, G89831, along the placid pond behind Reusens Dam
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/2/2014  Upload Date: 1/2/2014 11:38:41 AM
Location:  Reusens, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9074(C40-9W)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
NS 214 passes the Dover Harbor
Title:  NS 214 passes the Dover Harbor
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/29/2014  Upload Date: 3/30/2014 9:07:39 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9074(C40-9W)
Views:  141   Comments: 0
149 - YArd job - ballast train at extreme south end of Amtrak Storage Track
Title:  149 - YArd job - ballast train at extreme south end of Amtrak Storage Track
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2009  Upload Date: 9/22/2009 4:27:15 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9075(C40-9W)
Views:  783   Comments: 0
153 - Another view of NS units ans ballast cars on the NS Storage Tracks at Kemper Street Station
Title:  153 - Another view of NS units ans ballast cars on the NS Storage Tracks at Kemper Street Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2009  Upload Date: 9/22/2009 4:30:59 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9075(C40-9W)
Views:  343   Comments: 0
147 - Head on shot of PM01 yard job delivering / dumping ballast on the Amtrak Storage Track
Title:  147 - Head on shot of PM01 yard job delivering / dumping ballast on the Amtrak Storage Track
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2009  Upload Date: 9/22/2009 4:28:29 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9075(C40-9W)
Views:  328   Comments: 0
152 - NS units and ballast cars on the NS Storage Tracks at Kemper Street Station
Title:  152 - NS units and ballast cars on the NS Storage Tracks at Kemper Street Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2009  Upload Date: 9/22/2009 4:30:15 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9075(C40-9W)
Views:  334   Comments: 1
148 - Yard job - ballast train easing south on Amtrak Storage Track.
Title:  148 - Yard job - ballast train easing south on Amtrak Storage Track.
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2009  Upload Date: 9/22/2009 4:26:44 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9075(C40-9W)
Views:  322   Comments: 0
NS 9166 is solo on NS train 098, the Angola export unit train
Title:  NS 9166 is solo on NS train 098, the Angola export unit train
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/23/2017  Upload Date: 5/23/2017 9:35:20 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9166(C40-9W)
Views:  264   Comments: 0
Two and one-half hours after arrival NS train 098 leaves Kinney Yard to make the jaunt down to Norfolk
Title:  Two and one-half hours after arrival NS train 098 leaves Kinney Yard to make the jaunt down to Norfolk
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/23/2017  Upload Date: 5/23/2017 9:44:12 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9166(C40-9W)
Views:  174   Comments: 1
NS 9166 on NS train 098 leaving Kinney Yard at CP Rutherford on the ex-N&W main
Title:  NS 9166 on NS train 098 leaving Kinney Yard at CP Rutherford on the ex-N&W main
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/23/2017  Upload Date: 5/23/2017 9:46:08 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9166(C40-9W)
Views:  165   Comments: 1
98 - NS train 214 passes by new RR construction at the Kemper St Station worksite at Lynchburg, VA
Title:  98 - NS train 214 passes by new RR construction at the Kemper St Station worksite at Lynchburg, VA
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/5/2009  Upload Date: 9/6/2009 6:47:34 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9179(C40-9W)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
NS train 236 also passes the Amtrak excursion
Title:  NS train 236 also passes the Amtrak excursion
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/3/2012 8:02:28 PM
Location:  Appomattox, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9185(C40-9W)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
NS train 213 roars past the work site
Title:  NS train 213 roars past the work site
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/13/2011  Upload Date: 7/15/2011 2:26:15 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8409(C40-8W) NS 9240(C40-9W)
Views:  188   Comments: 0
89 - NS 204 passes sewer line work at Kemper Street Station
Title:  89 - NS 204 passes sewer line work at Kemper Street Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/1/2009  Upload Date: 9/1/2009 7:27:19 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9243(C40-9W)
Views:  138   Comments: 1
Another two units were added to the train at Roanoke.  Some of the initial three were acting up.
Title:  Another two units were added to the train at Roanoke. Some of the initial three were acting up.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/9/2017  Upload Date: 5/9/2017 9:50:48 PM
Location:  Solitude, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9273(C40-9W)
Views:  213   Comments: 1
88 - NS train M1R heads south past the Kemper Street station worksite
Title:  88 - NS train M1R heads south past the Kemper Street station worksite
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/31/2009  Upload Date: 8/31/2009 8:15:32 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9274(C40-9W)
Views:  128   Comments: 0
83 - NS train 12R passes by new platform at Kemper Street station
Title:  83 - NS train 12R passes by new platform at Kemper Street station
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/29/2009  Upload Date: 8/29/2009 2:03:54 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9286(C40-9W)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
AAAAAH!  NS 36Q blocks the view of the deadhead excursion train leaving Orange, VA.
Title:  AAAAAH! NS 36Q blocks the view of the deadhead excursion train leaving Orange, VA.
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/2013  Upload Date: 10/16/2013 12:35:41 AM
Location:  Orange, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9306(C40-9W)
Views:  115   Comments: 0
Southbound NS train 11R meets train 158 at "Smothers"
Title:  Southbound NS train 11R meets train 158 at "Smothers"
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/2014  Upload Date: 10/29/2014 10:11:33 AM
Location:  Smothers, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9363(C40-9W)
Views:  125   Comments: 0
NS train 12R passes the bad ordered Amtrak unit and NS M of W machines at the Kemper Street mini yard
Title:  NS train 12R passes the bad ordered Amtrak unit and NS M of W machines at the Kemper Street mini yard
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/9/2009  Upload Date: 12/9/2009 3:21:59 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9374(C40-9W) AMTK 156(P42DC)
Views:  255   Comments: 0
81 - NS train 12R speeds past the Kemper Street Station worksite
Title:  81 - NS train 12R speeds past the Kemper Street Station worksite
Description:  The remaining portion of the old storage track has been removed and grading for its rebuild has begun.
Photo Date:  8/27/2009  Upload Date: 8/27/2009 10:23:27 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9441(C40-9W)
Views:  210   Comments: 0
130 - NS train 214 comes past the contractors laying track for Amtrak train storage at Kemper Street Station
Title:  130 - NS train 214 comes past the contractors laying track for Amtrak train storage at Kemper Street Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/14/2009  Upload Date: 9/14/2009 6:22:12 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9461(C40-9W)
Views:  251   Comments: 0
122 - NS 212 with the typical block of autoracks comes north past the Kemper St. Station worksite.
Title:  122 - NS 212 with the typical block of autoracks comes north past the Kemper St. Station worksite.
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/11/2009  Upload Date: 9/11/2009 7:19:46 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9485(C40-9W)
Views:  143   Comments: 0
NS train 204 roars north approaching Montview Yard before the excursion train can leave
Title:  NS train 204 roars north approaching Montview Yard before the excursion train can leave
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/3/2012  Upload Date: 11/3/2012 8:45:59 PM
Location:  Appomattox, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9510(C40-9W)
Views:  198   Comments: 1
NS train 214 arrives Montview Yard as 611 without Superdome 53 backs to his train.
Title:  NS train 214 arrives Montview Yard as 611 without Superdome 53 backs to his train.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/8/2017  Upload Date: 5/10/2017 12:16:55 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9511(C40-9W) NW 611(4-8-4)
Views:  356   Comments: 1
NS train 228 passes the deadhead excursion train at Orange, VA.
Title:  NS train 228 passes the deadhead excursion train at Orange, VA.
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/2013  Upload Date: 10/16/2013 12:29:01 AM
Location:  Orange, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9523(C40-9W) AMTK 160(P42DC)
Views:  142   Comments: 0
NS 9523 on train 228 en route to Norfolk, VA. at Orange, VA
Title:  NS 9523 on train 228 en route to Norfolk, VA. at Orange, VA
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/15/2013  Upload Date: 10/16/2013 12:30:42 AM
Location:  Orange, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9523(C40-9W)
Views:  102   Comments: 0
NS 9583 on NS train P63, sent down this way from Manassas, VA to retrieve the Rivanna Chapter's PRR Cabin Car
Title:  NS 9583 on NS train P63, sent down this way from Manassas, VA to retrieve the Rivanna Chapter's PRR Cabin Car
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/13/2014  Upload Date: 1/13/2014 3:47:38 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9583(C40-9W)
Views:  112   Comments: 1
NS 9648 leads 811 empties across McClelland St.
Title:  NS 9648 leads 811 empties across McClelland St.
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/23/2014  Upload Date: 9/25/2014 9:19:35 PM
Location:  Salem, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9648(C40-9W)
Views:  71   Comments: 0
At last!  A train and construction activity at Kemper Street Station
Title:  At last! A train and construction activity at Kemper Street Station
Description:  A "913" welded rail train heads north past the bee hive of activity. A fine end to a very historic day in the life of Kemper Street Station.
Photo Date:  8/3/2009  Upload Date: 8/4/2009 12:26:58 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9650(C40-9W)
Views:  379   Comments: 0
NS 9706 trails train 37Q going up Christiansburg grade
Title:  NS 9706 trails train 37Q going up Christiansburg grade
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/22/2014  Upload Date: 9/25/2014 6:56:14 PM
Location:  Montgomery, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9706(C40-9W)
Views:  86   Comments: 0
NS train 35Q passing 36Q as seen from the Kemper St. Bike trail
Title:  NS train 35Q passing 36Q as seen from the Kemper St. Bike trail
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/2014  Upload Date: 10/29/2014 10:30:02 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9777(C40-9W)
Views:  100   Comments: 0
277's DPUs
Title:  277's DPUs
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/22/2024  Upload Date: 3/22/2024 9:33:45 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9791(C40-9W) WFRX 8895(SD70MAC)
Views:  15   Comments: 0
NS 9807 on train 214 northbound at Hurt, VA
Title:  NS 9807 on train 214 northbound at Hurt, VA
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/2014  Upload Date: 10/29/2014 10:22:41 AM
Location:  Hurt, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9807(C40-9W)
Views:  150   Comments: 1
NS 9808 prepares to jump start NS 6784 on the research train
Title:  NS 9808 prepares to jump start NS 6784 on the research train
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/2017  Upload Date: 7/24/2017 4:59:51 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9808(C40-9W) UP 7767(ES44AC)
Views:  167   Comments: 0
NS 9808 on the PM01 yard job with jumper cables attached to NS 6784 on the NS research train (904).  Kemper Street station looms in the background.
Title:  NS 9808 on the PM01 yard job with jumper cables attached to NS 6784 on the NS research train (904). Kemper Street station looms in the background.
Description:  And this was it for me. Hot sweaty smelly. I did not stick around to see either leave. Research train eventually went north as NS train 904.
Photo Date:  7/24/2017  Upload Date: 7/24/2017 5:07:23 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9808(C40-9W) NS 6784(SD60M)
Views:  151   Comments: 0
NS train 13R passes by to the south
Title:  NS train 13R passes by to the south
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/24/2017  Upload Date: 7/24/2017 4:43:31 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9835(C40-9W)
Views:  153   Comments: 0
NS 9839 on train 204 passes by construction work
Title:  NS 9839 on train 204 passes by construction work
Description: 
Photo Date:  8/3/2009  Upload Date: 8/4/2009 6:45:17 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9839(C40-9W)
Views:  228   Comments: 0
NS train 214 passes the switch replacement jobsite
Title:  NS train 214 passes the switch replacement jobsite
Description: 
Photo Date:  7/13/2011  Upload Date: 7/15/2011 8:03:52 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9872(C40-9W)
Views:  192   Comments: 1
Broadside shot of NS train 189 at McClelland Rd.
Title:  Broadside shot of NS train 189 at McClelland Rd.
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/23/2014  Upload Date: 9/25/2014 8:51:26 PM
Location:  Salem, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9878(C40-9W) UP 4819(SD70M)
Views:  134   Comments: 0
NS 9878 on train 189 in the distance WB and the rear of train 76A in the foreground
Title:  NS 9878 on train 189 in the distance WB and the rear of train 76A in the foreground
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/23/2014  Upload Date: 9/25/2014 8:13:33 PM
Location:  Salem, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9878(C40-9W)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
117 - NS train 212 speeds past the rr construction going on at KEmper Street Station
Title:  117 - NS train 212 speeds past the rr construction going on at KEmper Street Station
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/10/2009  Upload Date: 9/10/2009 8:02:22 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9904(C40-9W)
Views:  124   Comments: 0
NS ran trains during the storm.  NS 214 roars past stationary NEC train 156
Title:  NS ran trains during the storm. NS 214 roars past stationary NEC train 156
Description: 
Photo Date:  1/30/2010  Upload Date: 2/1/2010 10:04:03 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9919(C40-9W)
Views:  133   Comments: 0
NS train 11R with export units for VLI passing under Park Ave. tunnel
Title:  NS train 11R with export units for VLI passing under Park Ave. tunnel
Description: 
Photo Date:  11/29/2012  Upload Date: 11/29/2012 12:17:47 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9921(C40-9W)
Views:  139   Comments: 1
97 - NS train 12R passes by new railroad construction taking place at the Kemper Street station worksite
Title:  97 - NS train 12R passes by new railroad construction taking place at the Kemper Street station worksite
Description:  It's been exactly one month since work began! What changes have been wrought!
Photo Date:  9/3/2009  Upload Date: 9/4/2009 12:59:08 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9932(C40-9W)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
A grey unit on a grey day!
Title:  A grey unit on a grey day!
Description:  NS 9939 leads train 227 in the snow across the BBRR(CSX) in Charlottesville.
Photo Date:  12/15/2005  Upload Date: 1/6/2006 8:51:49 AM
Location:  Charlottesville, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9939(C40-9W)
Views:  475   Comments: 0


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