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The Norfolk Southern Railway (reporting mark NS) was the final name of a railroad that ran from Norfolk, Virginia, southwest and west to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was acquired by the Southern Railway in 1974, which merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1982 to form the current Norfolk Southern Railway .
Norfolk Southern Railway locomotives (7 P) P. ... Pages in category "Norfolk Southern Railway" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
The locomotive was rebuilt with a new GE wide nose and cab, and had locomotive speed limiter (LSL) and cab signals installed. These traction motor replacements are part of a Norfolk Southern / General Electric project to test the economic feasibility of converting Norfolk Southern's large (125 units), but relatively old Dash 9 fleet to AC traction.
Pages in category "Norfolk Southern Railway locomotives" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
3.3 Diesel locomotives acquired before 1982 merger in Norfolk Southern. 4 References. ... Former Virginian Railway locomotives (acquired 1959) EL-3A: 1-D-1: 100ABC to ...
Operational at the Niles Canyon Railway in Sunol, California [7] Nickel Plate Road 358 April 1957 SD9m Nickel Plate Road (NKP) Norfolk and Western Railway (N&W) Norfolk Southern Railway (NS) 2010 Operational at the Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society in New Haven, Indiana [8] Norfolk and Western 2349 April 1957 SD9m Nickel Plate Road (NKP)
Norfolk Southern's predecessor railroads date to the early 19th century. The South Carolina Canal & Rail Road was the SOU's earliest predecessor line. Chartered in 1827, the South Carolina Canal & Rail Road Company became the first to offer regularly scheduled passenger train service with the inaugural run of the Best Friend of Charleston in 1830. [18]
The GE C39-8 is a 6-axle diesel-electric locomotive model built by GE Transportation Systems between 1984 and 1987. It is part of the GE Dash 8 Series of freight locomotives.. A total of 161 examples of this locomotive were built for two North American railroads: Conrail and Norfolk Southern Railway.