[HD] Railfanning Norfolk Southern's Roanoke District - July 2019

I made my way back to the Shenandoah Valley to railfan the Norfolk Southern Roanoke District and the CSX North Mountain Subdivision. The Norfolk Southern Roanoke District is one of the few lines that still uses the old N&W CPL signals. For 3 consecutive days, I shot trains at Stuarts Draft, Elkton, Fishersville, and Staunton, Virginia! This was a very fun trip!

B&O and C&O became Chessie System in 1972. CSX became a company in the 1980’s. There was talk in the mid 1980’s of abandoning the North Mountain Subdivision, though that never happened. CSX kept the line to run empty coal and grain trains west out to Clifton Forge. CSX leased the line to the Buckingham Branch in 2004.

Also, N&W J Class steam locomotives did not run on the Roanoke District. However, the K Class did. Some K Class locomotives were rebuilt to resemble the J Class locomotives. K Class are 4-8-2 steam locomotives. In 1946, K Class steam locomotives operated passenger trains in the Shenandoah Valley until their end.

Train #1: NS 746

NS 4121 - AC44C6M
NS 1809 - SD70ACC
NS 8137 - ES44AC
NS 8053 - ES44AC

Train #2: NS 15T

NS 7571 - ES-40DC
NS 1120 - SD70ACe
NS 6957 - SD60E
NS 7649 - ES-40DC

Train #3: NS 201

NS 4187 - AC44C6M
NS 7240 - SD70ACU

Train #4: NS V83

NS 3537 - SD40-2
NS 3526 - SD40-2

Train #5: CSX 3104 West (U122-21)

CSXT 3104 - ES44AC
CSXT 3249 - ES44AC
CSXT 568 - AC4400CW
CSXT 3046 - ES44AC

Train #6: NS 16T

NS 7614 - ES-40DC
NS 7697 - ES-40DC
NS 9142 - D9-44CW
NS 1140 - SD70ACe

Train #7: NS M6T

NS 9600 - D9-44CW
NS 7248 - SD70ACU
NS 7243 - SD70ACU

Train #8: CSX 3216 West

CSXT 3216 - ES44AC
CSXT 14 - AC4400CW
CSXT 346 - AC4400CW
CSXT 484 - AC4400CW

Train #9: NS V85

NS 7693 - ES-40DC
NS 9868 - D9-44CW

Train #10: NS 15T

NS 7686 - ES-40DC
NS 1177 - SD70ACe
NS 8092 - ES44AC
NS 4028 - AC44C6M

Train #11: NS 16T

NS 1057 - SD70ACe
NS 9466 - D9-44CW
NS 9331 - D9-44CW
NS 7604 - ES-40DC
NS 8096 - ES44AC

Train #12: NS 202

NS 7538 - ES-40DC
NS 9735 - D9-44CW
NS 1066 - SD70ACe

Train #13: NS 946

NS 5092 - GP38-2

Train #14: NS V83

NS 3537 - SD40-2
NS 3526 - SD40-2

Train #15: NS 201

NS 9310 - D9-44CW
NS 3662 - ET44AC
NS 8075 - ES44AC

Train #16: CSX 5287 West (U345-21)

CSXT 5287 - ES40DC
CSXT 3466 - ET44AC
CSXT 7910 - D8-40CW
CSXT 3315 - ET44AC
CSXT 3462 - ET44AC

Train #17: NS 15T

NS 8178 - ES44AC
NS 3603 - ET44AC
NS 9642 - D9-44CW
NS 8073 - ES44AC
NS 9350 - D9-44CW

Train #18: NS 201

NS 3667 - ET44AC
NS 8026 - ES44AC

Train #19: NS 202

NS 8121 - ES44AC
NS 1817 - SD70ACC

Train #20: NS V84

NS 9868 - D9-44CW
NS 7693 - ES-40DC

Train #21: Amtrak P051

Amtrak 121 - P42DC

Train #22: NS 16T

NS 7703 - ES-40DC
NS 9694 - D9-44CW
NS 9202 - D9-44CW
NS 8159 - ES44AC
NS 1002 - SD70ACe

Train #23: NS 776

NS 4022 - AC44C6M
NS 7312 - SD70ACU
NS 8079 - ES44AC
NS 8002 - ES44AC