Uploaded January 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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All 20 NS Heritage Units in one video! All leading!

For our first video of 2019, we'll look back at all 20 Norfolk Southern Heritage units. These clips were shot between 2015-2018 during various seasons here in Pennsylvania along Norfolk Southern's Harrisburg Line, Reading Line and Port Road Branch. I will put timestamps and train information further down below in the description.

I meant to upload a video like this awhile back, but the N&W took me a long time to finally catch. It is hard to believe these have been around for almost 7 years! In 2012, Norfolk Southern decided to roll out 20 heritage paint schemes on new GE ES44AC and EMD SD70ACe locomotives that commemorate the historical railroads that make up the present-day rail system. These locomotives have been popular among railfans since then.

I tried to use all original content, but a few of these catches were from the "Trains on the Norfolk Southern Harrisburg Line" series, so I apologize for the redundancy. I did touch up / remaster those clips since I first posted them. Depending on how many I catch again this year, I may make another 20 heritage units video if you like this one!

Please like the video and comment your thoughts below!

Norfolk Southern's 20 Heritage Units - Copyright: Central Penn Rail Productions - 2019


0:06 - NS 1066 New York Central
0:40 - NS 1071 Central Railroad of New Jersey
2:15 - NS 8099 Southern
3:05 - NS 8101 Central of Georgia
4:30 - NS 1065 Savannah & Atlanta
5:25 - NS 8105 Interstate
6:25 - NS 1074 Delaware Lackawanna & Western
7:25 - NS 8100 Nickel Plate Road
8:20 - NS 8098 Conrail
10:00 - NS 8102 Pennsylvania Railroad
11:10 - NS 1072 Illinois Terminal
12:00 - NS 1073 Penn Central
12:40 - NS 8025 Monongahela
13:50 - NS 1067 Reading Railroad
14:35 - NS 1069 Virginian
15:25 - NS 1068 Erie
16:30 - NS 1070 Wabash
17:20 - NS 8103 Norfolk & Western
18:05 - NS 8104 Lehigh Valley
18:55 - NS 8114 Original Norfolk Southern Railway