Norfolk Southern Officer Train

[rando4038]

i saw the ns office car special come through jackson tn with the 4 f units & 9 cars!, check out my video!

[CaliforniaRailfan101]

Nice NS passenger cars! What kind of horn do those F-units have?

[mkl62]

In April, A NS passenger train with these engines comes to Augusta, GA out of Altoona, PA carrying fans of The Masters Golf Tournament.

[TREYOLDHIPPIE]

sweet...

[JGASU08]

i remember that ns came through birmingham alabama loud horn was nice

[EMDFAN1988]

CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHY NS PUT A DAMN DIGI BELL ON THAT CLASSIC EMD UNIT. I love this video By the way. Never seen VRE before.

[rayjsu70]

Great video and choice of locations! I got to take pictures of it just east of Anniston, AL headed to Atlanta a few months back, but no chance to chase because of its speed and unexpected road construction. Especially loved your last location.

[TVRM610]

Is there any way to get a schdule of this train?

[rayjsu70]

I was able to get my shots due to being part of yahoo group, ALRAILS, and watching posts every day. I know there is also a southeast rails and probably groups for every area. It's a great way to meet new railfans and find out about special movements!

[diggindis]

Those are my old trains,maintained them for years----dang this is good

[franklinterrier]

I wonder if that would be enough power to haul a circus train. It would be cool, instead of boring GE's

[nsrailfann4life91]

@franklinterrier Actually it is. I have the seen the Barnum & Bailey train led by 2 F7As and 2 F7Bs in ABBA configuration.

[Chitch50]

Great shooting! Love the horns on those old F units...and the shot with the dynamics whining a bit was very nice.

Many Thanks!

Jim

[patmix]

i love this old locomotives

yeahhhhhhhhh

[iwannaboneu]

Because it's southern railroading...everything is ass-backwards on southern railroads. NS runs their engines long-nose forward.

It's not only unsafe, but a retarded way to run a train.

[jpboonexxvii]

Norfolk Southern very rarely runs long nose forward, because as you pointed out, it is less safe due to reduced visibility by the train crew. What you may have been referring to was the Virgina Rail Express shots "VRE", in which there is a locomotive on one end, and a controlling unit on the rear car from which the engineer operates. It allows the train to be powered by one unit without having to turn the train before changing direction. Regardless, NS almost always runs short hood forward.

[NSHorseheadSD70]

Are the F9s turbo-charged or not?

[Landaux]

Why do they run backwards? Or PUSH instead of pull?

[ALS2001]

I saw these units operate before their sale to KCS as Rail Cruise America 101, 102 and 201

[docnelsontrain]

GREAT ONE!...Doc

[chessie93]

NIce F Units.

[bkpigs]

great vid, I love those F-units; the executive train is a rare find. Did anyone else notice the ripples in the sheet metal on the first F-unit around 3:40

[Highpoint211]

I like the "Southern Railroad" inspired paint scheme , on those F-units .

[2GUNBOY]

Were those F's re-engined?

[amtk019]

I think they were rebuilt with GP38-2 engines.

[2GUNBOY]

The GP38-2 uses an EMD 16-645E.

They are rated at 2000hp.

[nsrailfann4life91]

@amtk019 Nope. They still carry the old EMD F9 engine, but have been massively overhauled and brought up to date with the latest technology.

[Miketherailfan]

Those F units (at least the 4270 and 4271) were re-engined with non-turbo 645s in the early 1980s by Morrison-Knudsen for commuter service on MARC.

[nsrailfann4life91]

@2GUNBOY Nope. They still carry the old EMD F9 engine, but have been massively overhauled and brought up to date with the latest technology.

[rttx]

When did the quiet ordinance pass?

[amtk019]

I don't know.  It extends from Powell to Manassas Park until like 7 a.m.

[CSX6000]

Love them F-Units! Even with an E-Bell is sounds good.

[Sebparra89]

AWESOME!!!!

[trains91]

lol everyone waved to you at 3:16 lol

that horn is really brassy