Heritage: Norfolk Southern's Norfolk & Western ES44AC #8103
1,036 views · Published 19 November 2014 · 5:31 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Jason Stiles · 2014 · Entertainment
Filmed 11/18/14 @ 4:37pm Wow, last video was the Pennsy 8102 video, now I have the N&W 8103 video to back it up. Well, this was not the video I had planned on releasing today, but this gem was too good to wait on. The irony of it is, this video came about because as soon as I sat down at the computer yesterday (the 18th) to start working today's video, Chris sent me a message saying we were going to the NS. So we met up here in Blue Springs and took off for Liberty, MO on the Norfolk Southern's Kansas City District line out of their Avondale Yard. The first spot we arrived at was where we filmed the New York Central unit #1066. At first it was quiet, all the boards were red and since night comes around 5pm now, we decided to head for the yard, but as we were leaving, a slow BNSF manifest met us, so we turned around and went back to the crossing to film it. Once we did leave, and got over to Avondale, there was a massive manifest, stopped on the main with most of the train stretching back into the yard. We couldn't see the power so we ignored it and went on to the the yard limits to see what was buried back in the fuel racks. There was a lot of power, but nothing overly special and not that we could easily photograph or film. So we then went back the way we came only this time, we could sorta see the power on that big manifest sorta hidden by a huge grain elevator. Kansas City saw a handful of heritage and special units this weekend, and Chris said he thought he saw blue. At first he thought it was the Conrail unit, but from where we were, couldn't tell for sure. He knew a spot nearby, on an overpass into a casino, to get a better look. Well, he was only half wrong. He did see blue, but it was the Norfolk and Western blue, not Conrail blue. Both our mouths about hit the floorboards of his truck. We had heard the 8103 left that morning, we thought she was long gone. But she wasn't. We stayed put on this overpass into Harrah's Casino, watching it through trees till we saw the train start to move, then bolted to the next good crossing which happened to be in Randolf, MO (a tiny town tucked in a corner of the Kansas City area). And this is what we got. Enjoy! Oh yeah, a little more irony to this tale... back when I was a kid, Dad took my brother and I on an excursion trip behind the Norfolk and Western #611. The funny part is, the spot we filmed this N&W heritage unit, is the same place we boarded 611's train. Where we filmed this train is about where the tail car of that big passenger train was. -------------------------------- Heritage Score Board: Union Pacific... GOT 'EM ALL! - 1982 (5: Leading**, DPU 2x, Argentine Yard, Leading) - 1983 (4: Leading 3x, DPU) - 1988 (5: Leading*, 3rd out*, Leading, 2nd out, DPU) - 1989 (2: Neff Yard, Leading) - 1995 (2: Neff Yard, Leading) - 1996 (5: Leading*, 2nd out, 3rd out, Leading 2x) Amtrak... 1 left - 66 (20+: Leading the River Runners) - 156 (10+: Leading the River Runners & 2nd out) - 184 (8: Leading 314/313, 2nd out on #4, leading #4) - 822 (1: Leading, though apparently this isn't a Heritage unit, even though it's painted like one. Completely stupid.) Norfolk Southern... 13 to go. - 1066 (1: Leading) - 1068 (1: 2nd out) - 1069 (1: Argentine Yard) - 8100 (1: 2nd out) - 8102 (1: 2nd out) - 8103 (1: 2nd out) - 8104 (1: Avondale Yard) #: number of times I've seen them * notes that unit was not filmed or photographed at that time. ** notes that unit was photographed, not filmed. ---------------------------- Chris' Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/844Train Shane's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/thebrakeman17 Vinny's Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/bnsf6951 ---------------------------- My Stuff: facebook (Railfan Jason) - https://www.facebook.com/JasonRS.UP9229 facebook (Eastern Jackson County Mainliners) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/EJCMRailroadClub/ deviantART (UP9229) - http://up9229.deviantart.com/ Train club account: - http://www.youtube.com/user/EJCMRailroadClub/featured EJCM website: - http://easternjacksoncountymainliners.com/ Yahoo group: - http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Freelanced_Model_Railroads/
