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Viewing Album:  Roanoke 2006
 
By:Richard Carter
Dates:9/29/2006 - 10/1/2006
Album Info:Norfolk Southern in and around Roanoke, VA.
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BNSF at the VGN
Title:  BNSF at the VGN
Description:  BNSF 5276 is barely visible behind the badly deteriorating Virginian Depot.
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:20 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
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Locomotives:  BNSF 5276(C44-9W)
Views:  412   Comments: 0
More Power
Title:  More Power
Description:  Lots of power at Norfolk Southern's South Yard.
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:21 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
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Locomotives:  NS 2732(SD70M-2) NREX 227(SD40-2)
Views:  632   Comments: 0
Assorted Power
Title:  Assorted Power
Description:  A variety of power sits at Roanoke's South Yard.
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:22 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
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Locomotives:  NS 9475(C40-9W)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
BNSF 5276
Title:  BNSF 5276
Description:  BNSF 5276 waits at Norfolk Southern's South Yard. The ex-VGN depot is in the foreground.
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:22 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5276(C44-9W)
Views:  370   Comments: 0
Yard Job
Title:  Yard Job
Description:  A trio of NS locomotives does some switching at the Roanoke yard. The Virginia Transportation Museum is in the background.
Photo Date:  9/29/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:23 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
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Locomotives:  NS 936(RP-E4D) NS 925(RP-E4D) NS 1368(GP40)
Views:  736   Comments: 0
RG 306
Title:  RG 306
Description:  Loram RG 306 grinds it's way east towards Roanoke on the old Virginian Railway.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:24 PM
Location:  Wabun, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  236   Comments: 0
Sparks
Title:  Sparks
Description:  Sparks fly as the rail grinder gets to work.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:25 PM
Location:  Wabun, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  239   Comments: 0
Cooling Down
Title:  Cooling Down
Description:  The back end of the Loram Rail Grinder has a high pressure hose used to cool down the rails.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:58:55 PM
Location:  Wabun, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  331   Comments: 1
Rail Grinder
Title:  Rail Grinder
Description:  Loram RG 306 is eastbound towards Roanoke.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:58:56 PM
Location:  Salem, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  260   Comments: 0
Primer Grey
Title:  Primer Grey
Description:  One of the few remaining NS units, ES40DC # 7560 leads a colorful consist into Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:58:57 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7560(ES40DC)
Views:  494   Comments: 0
NS 9735
Title:  NS 9735
Description:  An NS empty coal train heads west towards Roanoke.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:58:58 PM
Location:  Hardy, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9735(C40-9W)
Views:  376   Comments: 0
EMD Blue & White
Title:  EMD Blue & White
Description:  An EMD SD50 still in demonstrator colors makes up part of the consist of this train entering South Yard.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:58:59 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8953(C40-9W) EMDX 9028(SD60)
Views:  543   Comments: 0
Departure Time
Title:  Departure Time
Description:  An NS train gets ready to leave South Yard.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:00 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8953(C40-9W) NS 6669(SD60)
Views:  576   Comments: 0
Roanoke Star
Title:  Roanoke Star
Description:  NS ES40DC # 7506 sits at South Yard. The Roanoke Star is on the hill above.
Photo Date:  9/30/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:01 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7506(ES40DC)
Views:  385   Comments: 0
Roanoke Yard
Title:  Roanoke Yard
Description:  Early morning finds several trains being assembled at Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:01 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 3273(SD40-2) NS 5000(GP38-2)
Views:  672   Comments: 1
Coal
Title:  Coal
Description:  Norfolk Southern's South Yard in Roanoke is used exclusively for coal trains.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:02 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9733(C40-9W)
Views:  403   Comments: 0
Norfolk Southern Power
Title:  Norfolk Southern Power
Description:  Several trains await their turn for departure from Norfolk Southern's South Yard in Roanoke.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:03 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9467(C40-9W) NS 6669(SD60) NS 9006(C40-9W)
Views:  986   Comments: 1
Black & White
Title:  Black & White
Description:  As study in black and white at Roanoke's South Yard
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:03 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  179   Comments: 0
Black Gold
Title:  Black Gold
Description:  Coal is king at Norfolk Southern's South Yard in Roanoke, VA.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:04 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives: 
Views:  179   Comments: 0
Eastbounds
Title:  Eastbounds
Description:  Lots of loaded coal trains await their turn to head east out of South Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:05 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9315(C40-9W)
Views:  3421   Comments: 18
Heading Out
Title:  Heading Out
Description:  A loaded coal train gets ready to depart from South Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:05 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9315(C40-9W)
Views:  497   Comments: 0
Colors
Title:  Colors
Description:  A colorful consist leads a train out of Norfolk Southern's Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:06 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7586(ES40DC) CEFX 2815(SD40-2) NS 3046(GP40-2)
Views:  689   Comments: 0
Switching
Title:  Switching
Description:  A pair of locomotives do some switching at Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:07 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 857(MT6) NS 6204(SD40-2)
Views:  866   Comments: 0
NS 7501
Title:  NS 7501
Description:  Norfolk Southern ES40DC # 7501 heads up a train leaving Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:08 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7501(ES40DC)
Views:  388   Comments: 0
Inbound
Title:  Inbound
Description:  An NS freight train enters Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:08 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 2668(SD70M-2) BNSF 5006(C44-9W)
Views:  594   Comments: 1
Old and New
Title:  Old and New
Description:  Old meets new at Norfolk Southern's Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:10 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7501(ES40DC)
Views:  377   Comments: 0
Another Primer
Title:  Another Primer
Description:  Another primer unit at Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:10 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 7533(ES40DC)
Views:  436   Comments: 0
NS 9707
Title:  NS 9707
Description:  NS C40-9W at Roanoke Yard, Roanoke, Virginia.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:11 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9707(C40-9W)
Views:  257   Comments: 0
NS 9678
Title:  NS 9678
Description:  Another NS train leaves the Roanoke Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:12 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9678(C40-9W)
Views:  398   Comments: 0
NS 9831
Title:  NS 9831
Description:  An NS freight heads west through downtown Roanoke.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:13 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9831(C40-9W) BNSF 5276(C44-9W)
Views:  489   Comments: 0
Conrail Blue
Title:  Conrail Blue
Description:  NS C40-8W #8409 still in Conrail blue sits at South Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:13 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 8409(C40-8W)
Views:  453   Comments: 0
NS 9735
Title:  NS 9735
Description:  A close-up view of NS 9735 at South Yard in Roanoke.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:14 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9735(C40-9W)
Views:  291   Comments: 0
NS 9731
Title:  NS 9731
Description:  An eight-unit consist lead by NS 9731 brings a long train into Ronoake on the Winston-Salem line.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:16 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9731(C40-9W)
Views:  433   Comments: 0
Eight Units
Title:  Eight Units
Description:  Lots of power, some of which is headed to the repair shop, bring a train into Roanoke
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:16 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9740(C40-9W)
Views:  424   Comments: 0
Eastbound Coal
Title:  Eastbound Coal
Description:  A loaded coal train heads east out of South Yard while another train waits to enter the yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:18 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  NS 9723(C40-9W)
Views:  439   Comments: 1
UP 4915
Title:  UP 4915
Description:  UP SD70M #4915 and UP C40-8 #9261 sit idle at Norfolk Southern's South Yard.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:19 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  UP 4915(SD70M) UP 9261(C40-8)
Views:  445   Comments: 0
BNSF in the Lead
Title:  BNSF in the Lead
Description:  BNSF is in the lead of a fast double-stack train heading east out of Roanoke yard past 2 other eastbounds.
Photo Date:  10/1/2006  Upload Date: 10/9/2006 7:59:20 PM
Location:  Roanoke, VA
Author:  Richard Carter
Categories: 
Locomotives:  BNSF 5108(C44-9W) NS 9023(C40-9W)
Views:  543   Comments: 0

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