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9-1-1 at Bankers Steel on Rangoon Rd.
Title:  9-1-1 at Bankers Steel on Rangoon Rd.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:00:32 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  789   Comments: 2
9-1-1 going away shot.  Rangoon Rd.
Title:  9-1-1 going away shot. Rangoon Rd.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:04:40 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  754   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 on 36Q pulls past the yard power
Title:  NS 9-1-1 on 36Q pulls past the yard power
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:09:47 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E) NS 9767(C44-9W)
Views:  637   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 and yard power and Montview Tower
Title:  NS 9-1-1 and yard power and Montview Tower
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:12:51 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E) NS 9767(C44-9W)
Views:  524   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 pulls north past the tower
Title:  NS 9-1-1 pulls north past the tower
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:14:36 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  867   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 shoves south past Montview Yard office
Title:  NS 9-1-1 shoves south past Montview Yard office
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:16:02 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  637   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 and 9767 side-by-side at Montview Yard office
Title:  NS 9-1-1 and 9767 side-by-side at Montview Yard office
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:17:39 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E) NS 9767(C44-9W)
Views:  545   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 on 36Q making its set off.
Title:  NS 9-1-1 on 36Q making its set off.
Description:  And there in the foreground is NS 5033, bless its little prime mover. 5033 rescued the Lynchburg Regional a week ago. To see that tale visit http://throbbingunits.rrpicturearchives.net/archiveThumbs.aspx?id=109536
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:19:31 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E) NS 9400(C44-9W) NS 5033(GP38-2)
Views:  619   Comments: 0
Yard crew backs toward NS 9-1-1 to take it off train 36Q
Title:  Yard crew backs toward NS 9-1-1 to take it off train 36Q
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:23:18 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 5347(GP38-2) NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  601   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 is taken off train 36Q
Title:  NS 9-1-1 is taken off train 36Q
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:27:49 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9767(C44-9W) NS 8773(C40-9) NS 5347(GP38-2) NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  707   Comments: 0
Yard brakeman acknowledges our interest and admiration of NS 9-1-1
Title:  Yard brakeman acknowledges our interest and admiration of NS 9-1-1
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/1/2015  Upload Date: 6/1/2015 10:29:56 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  804   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 shoves two empty covered hoppers.  Crew dismounts to flag the Graves Mill Rd. crossing
Title:  NS 9-1-1 shoves two empty covered hoppers. Crew dismounts to flag the Graves Mill Rd. crossing
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2023  Upload Date: 12/29/2023 2:26:28 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  33   Comments: 0
In addition to the crossing gates the crew on the V04 protects the move across Graves Mill Rd
Title:  In addition to the crossing gates the crew on the V04 protects the move across Graves Mill Rd
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2023  Upload Date: 12/29/2023 2:28:08 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  22   Comments: 0
The V04's crew mounts their train to protect the next crossing down the line.
Title:  The V04's crew mounts their train to protect the next crossing down the line.
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2023  Upload Date: 12/29/2023 2:31:15 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  17   Comments: 0
Cheerful crew on the V04 as it shoves west to Forest, VA, then back to Lynchburg proper
Title:  Cheerful crew on the V04 as it shoves west to Forest, VA, then back to Lynchburg proper
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2023  Upload Date: 12/29/2023 2:46:50 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  49   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 shoving west clears Graves Mill Rd.
Title:  NS 9-1-1 shoving west clears Graves Mill Rd.
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2023  Upload Date: 12/29/2023 2:48:50 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  17   Comments: 0
3/4 angle shot of NS 9-1-1 shoving his train, V04, west to Forest, VA
Title:  3/4 angle shot of NS 9-1-1 shoving his train, V04, west to Forest, VA
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2023  Upload Date: 12/29/2023 2:50:27 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  17   Comments: 0
NS 9-1-1 on local train V04 shoves west to Forest.  Hard to believe N&W's passenger trains up until late December 1964 flew through here at 60 mph.  After that they ran over the "Belt Line" stopping at the Woodall Rd. station
Title:  NS 9-1-1 on local train V04 shoves west to Forest. Hard to believe N&W's passenger trains up until late December 1964 flew through here at 60 mph. After that they ran over the "Belt Line" stopping at the Woodall Rd. station
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2023  Upload Date: 12/29/2023 2:53:27 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  35   Comments: 0
Portrait shot of NS 9-1-1 working local train V04 on the Halsey Spur.
Title:  Portrait shot of NS 9-1-1 working local train V04 on the Halsey Spur.
Description: 
Photo Date:  12/29/2023  Upload Date: 12/29/2023 2:52:07 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 911(SD60E)
Views:  44   Comments: 0
Rear unit on 963 lite move at McClelland Rd
Title:  Rear unit on 963 lite move at McClelland Rd
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/23/2014  Upload Date: 9/25/2014 9:16:26 PM
Location:  Salem, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6900(SD60E)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
After shoving enough a shot of the engineer's side of the NS E19 yard job was possible
Title:  After shoving enough a shot of the engineer's side of the NS E19 yard job was possible
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:08:11 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
The number boards on the long hoods of the NS E19 yard job face each other
Title:  The number boards on the long hoods of the NS E19 yard job face each other
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:10:12 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E) NS 6909(SD60E)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
CSX hi-rail truck with NS yard job E19 in the background.  Conductor is walking his train
Title:  CSX hi-rail truck with NS yard job E19 in the background. Conductor is walking his train
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:13:06 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E)
Views:  48   Comments: 0
Pedestrians cross the NS "Old Main Line" in front of a stopped E19 yard job.
Title:  Pedestrians cross the NS "Old Main Line" in front of a stopped E19 yard job.
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:14:53 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E)
Views:  50   Comments: 0
The Depot Grille's van crosses in front of NS E19.  Not to worry.  the E19 is stationary as his conductor walks the train prior to departure
Title:  The Depot Grille's van crosses in front of NS E19. Not to worry. the E19 is stationary as his conductor walks the train prior to departure
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:16:37 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E)
Views:  51   Comments: 0
A CSX boom hi-rail truck heads east as NS yard job E19 waits for his conductor to get to the head end
Title:  A CSX boom hi-rail truck heads east as NS yard job E19 waits for his conductor to get to the head end
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:18:29 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E)
Views:  46   Comments: 0
School bus from Roanoke Catholic school gets into position to load the kids who had come to Lynchburg to visit the Amazement Square activity center.
Title:  School bus from Roanoke Catholic school gets into position to load the kids who had come to Lynchburg to visit the Amazement Square activity center.
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:20:00 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E)
Views:  42   Comments: 0
NS yard job is passing by the entrance to the Depot Grille, which is the best train-watching restaurant in town
Title:  NS yard job is passing by the entrance to the Depot Grille, which is the best train-watching restaurant in town
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:22:21 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E) NS 6909(SD60E)
Views:  48   Comments: 0
Going away shot of NS yard job's locomotives as they make their way back to Montview Yard, pulling the same grade that mail train "Old 97" pulled on September 27, 1903, a few hours before the disastrous leap off Stillhouse Trestle in Danville, VA, a few h
Title:  Going away shot of NS yard job's locomotives as they make their way back to Montview Yard, pulling the same grade that mail train "Old 97" pulled on September 27, 1903, a few hours before the disastrous leap off Stillhouse Trestle in Danville, VA, a few h
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:24:12 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6909(SD60E) NS 6904(SD60E)
Views:  48   Comments: 0
The E19 made several back and forth moves switching cars in the interchange yard out of sight.
Title:  The E19 made several back and forth moves switching cars in the interchange yard out of sight.
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 8:47:53 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E) NS 6909(SD60E)
Views:  63   Comments: 0
NS E19 pulls forward.  The John Lynch boulder is visible to the right.  It marks the location where the founder of Lynchburg had his ferry operation on the James River.
Title:  NS E19 pulls forward. The John Lynch boulder is visible to the right. It marks the location where the founder of Lynchburg had his ferry operation on the James River.
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 8:58:47 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6904(SD60E) NS 6909(SD60E)
Views:  59   Comments: 1
NS yard job E19 pulled so far north that it and this CSX grain/ethanol combo were almost side by side
Title:  NS yard job E19 pulled so far north that it and this CSX grain/ethanol combo were almost side by side
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/26/2023  Upload Date: 4/26/2023 9:01:40 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6909(SD60E)
Views:  41   Comments: 0
NS 6933 on train 11R again, this time at "Smothers".  Taken from Rte 903, Galveston Rd.
Title:  NS 6933 on train 11R again, this time at "Smothers". Taken from Rte 903, Galveston Rd.
Description:  And my shadow, too.
Photo Date:  10/17/2014  Upload Date: 10/29/2014 10:07:08 AM
Location:  Smothers, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6933(SD60E)
Views:  185   Comments: 1
NS 6933 southbound on NS train 11R at Hurt, VA.  Rubble of former Burlington Industries mill in background
Title:  NS 6933 southbound on NS train 11R at Hurt, VA. Rubble of former Burlington Industries mill in background
Description: 
Photo Date:  10/17/2014  Upload Date: 10/29/2014 10:00:21 AM
Location:  Hurt, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6933(SD60E)
Views:  141   Comments: 1
Second of three lite units on the Southern's Old Main line crosses over Campbell Ave. on its way back to Montview Yard after having delivered interchange traffic to CSX in downtown Lynchburg.
Title:  Second of three lite units on the Southern's Old Main line crosses over Campbell Ave. on its way back to Montview Yard after having delivered interchange traffic to CSX in downtown Lynchburg.
Description: 
Photo Date:  6/25/2023  Upload Date: 6/25/2023 7:44:32 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6955(SD60E)
Views:  40   Comments: 0
All work complete AMTKs 81 and 120 take train 156 away from Lynchburg at 6:18 p.m.,  a bit off the 10:14 a.m. advertised.
Title:  All work complete AMTKs 81 and 120 take train 156 away from Lynchburg at 6:18 p.m., a bit off the 10:14 a.m. advertised.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 2:04:35 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 81(P42DC) AMTK 120(P42DC) NS 6966(SD60E)
Views:  161   Comments: 0
NS 6966 having been put away, AMTK 81 is eased out of the storage yard.
Title:  NS 6966 having been put away, AMTK 81 is eased out of the storage yard.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 1:58:28 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 81(P42DC) NS 6966(SD60E)
Views:  119   Comments: 0
NS 6966 brings Regional train 156 into Lynchburg, about seven hours late
Title:  NS 6966 brings Regional train 156 into Lynchburg, about seven hours late
Description:  Issues with Amtrak unit 120 in Roanoke caused NS assistance to be requested.
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 1:33:06 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6966(SD60E) AMTK 120(P42DC)
Views:  126   Comments: 0
NS 6966 backs into the storage yard at Lynchburg.
Title:  NS 6966 backs into the storage yard at Lynchburg.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 1:50:43 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6966(SD60E)
Views:  104   Comments: 0
NS 6966 is backed into one of the auxiliary storage tracks at Lynchburg.  AMTK 81 sits on the track where the NEC train overnighted when it went only as far as Lynchburg, Oct. 1, 2009 - Oct. 30, 2017.  Disabled AMTK 120 sits on Main 1 awaiting AMTK 81.
Title:  NS 6966 is backed into one of the auxiliary storage tracks at Lynchburg. AMTK 81 sits on the track where the NEC train overnighted when it went only as far as Lynchburg, Oct. 1, 2009 - Oct. 30, 2017. Disabled AMTK 120 sits on Main 1 awaiting AMTK 81.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 1:52:30 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6966(SD60E) AMTK 81(P42DC) AMTK 120(P42DC)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
AMTK 81, now on Main 1, eases back to a coupling with disabled AMTK 120 on train 156
Title:  AMTK 81, now on Main 1, eases back to a coupling with disabled AMTK 120 on train 156
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 2:00:23 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6966(SD60E) AMTK 81(P42DC) AMTK 120(P42DC)
Views:  99   Comments: 0
train 156's conductor walks forward to line switches and derails to put NS 6966 away, then add AMTK 81
Title:  train 156's conductor walks forward to line switches and derails to put NS 6966 away, then add AMTK 81
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 1:45:47 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6966(SD60E) AMTK 81(P42DC) AMTK 120(P42DC)
Views:  116   Comments: 0
NS 6966 pulls away from Regional 156.  Mechanical forces prepare to add AMTK 81, which train #20 had set off about seven hours earlier.
Title:  NS 6966 pulls away from Regional 156. Mechanical forces prepare to add AMTK 81, which train #20 had set off about seven hours earlier.
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 1:39:44 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  AMTK 81(P42DC) AMTK 120(P42DC) NS 6966(SD60E)
Views:  122   Comments: 0
NS 6966 with Regional train 156 in tow sits in Lynchburg under a beautiful sky.  6966 will be removed here and AMTK 81, which was set off by train 20 earlier in the day, will be added
Title:  NS 6966 with Regional train 156 in tow sits in Lynchburg under a beautiful sky. 6966 will be removed here and AMTK 81, which was set off by train 20 earlier in the day, will be added
Description: 
Photo Date:  5/28/2022  Upload Date: 5/29/2022 1:36:21 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6966(SD60E)
Views:  109   Comments: 0
NS 6981 trails behind Canadian power on 42V grain train
Title:  NS 6981 trails behind Canadian power on 42V grain train
Description: 
Photo Date:  9/23/2014  Upload Date: 9/25/2014 9:10:45 PM
Location:  Salem, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6981(SD60E) CN 2253(ES44DC)
Views:  296   Comments: 0
Yard job E23 approaches Washingto Street and will then pull the grade out of the riverfront.  This was the same grade pulled by "Old 97" when it left Lynchburg on September 27, 1903, only to derail off Stillhouse Trestle in Danville a few hours later
Title:  Yard job E23 approaches Washingto Street and will then pull the grade out of the riverfront. This was the same grade pulled by "Old 97" when it left Lynchburg on September 27, 1903, only to derail off Stillhouse Trestle in Danville a few hours later
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/5/2023  Upload Date: 3/6/2023 1:00:05 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6987(SD60E)
Views:  77   Comments: 0
NS yard job E23 at MP 172 on the "Old Main Line" heads south en route to Montview Yard with four cars received from CSX.  The McBride Sign Company's flag waves on the Amherst County side of the James River.
Title:  NS yard job E23 at MP 172 on the "Old Main Line" heads south en route to Montview Yard with four cars received from CSX. The McBride Sign Company's flag waves on the Amherst County side of the James River.
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/5/2023  Upload Date: 3/6/2023 12:58:07 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6987(SD60E)
Views:  99   Comments: 1
The NS yard job, E23, returns from its interchange duties with CSX with four cars this trip.  Woman and (wo)man's best friend takes a picture on the left.  The Langley Fountain sprays skyward to the right.
Title:  The NS yard job, E23, returns from its interchange duties with CSX with four cars this trip. Woman and (wo)man's best friend takes a picture on the left. The Langley Fountain sprays skyward to the right.
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/5/2023  Upload Date: 3/6/2023 12:54:49 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6987(SD60E)
Views:  82   Comments: 0
NS train R98 with export locomotives detined for Africa
Title:  NS train R98 with export locomotives detined for Africa
Description: 
Photo Date:  4/29/2015  Upload Date: 5/2/2015 8:24:01 AM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 6993(SD60E)
Views:  251   Comments: 1
NS yard job E19 passes underneath the Carter Glass (US business 29) with interchange cars for CSX
Title:  NS yard job E19 passes underneath the Carter Glass (US business 29) with interchange cars for CSX
Description: 
Photo Date:  3/8/2022  Upload Date: 3/8/2022 5:50:32 PM
Location:  Lynchburg, VA
Author:  G. R. Harper
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7016(SD60E)
Views:  98   Comments: 0


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