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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]
In 2005, the Norfolk Southern Railway rebuilt all eight GP40TC locomotives at its Juniata Shops in Altoona, Pennsylvania. [ 3 ] [ better source needed ] These are now classed as GP38H-3 , and work as maintenance-of-way trains or standby power for Downeaster trains.
EMD GP59 orders Railroad Quantity Road numbers Notes EMD: 3 8-10 Acquired by Norfolk Southern & numbered NS 4606-4608 : Norfolk Southern: 33 4609-4641 4610 was painted in Southern Railway colors from 1994 [2] to 2012, when it was repainted into a special NS/Operation Lifesaver (OLS) paint scheme to make way for the "heritage units", including NS GE ES44AC #8099, which is now the Southern ...
Norfolk Southern Railroad Company (I), 73.05 miles. Extension connecting the above two properties, 7.40 miles. Between Mackey's Ferry and Belhaven, acquired from Albemarle and Pantego Railroad Company, 29.80 miles. Between Plymouth and Washington, acquired from Washington and Plymouth Railroad Company, 33.22 miles.
The Altoona Works BP4 is a 1,500 hp (1,120 kW) B-B battery-electric locomotive rebuilt by the Altoona Works of the Norfolk Southern Railway.It was created in 2007 by replacing the diesel prime mover of an EMD GP38 (Norfolk Southern #2911, formerly Conrail #7732) with 1,080 12-volt lead-acid batteries and associated control equipment.
The line from Lamberts Point to Canal Drive, Norfolk was separated from the Norfolk District and became a new rail line called Norfolk Terminal. The Norfolk District is part of the Lamberts Point to Roanoke rail corridor. At one time the line's original name was restored as a timetable name and the line was grouped with the Norfolk Terminal in ...