Norfolk Southern Unveils Heritage Locomotive Honoring D&H Railway

Norfolk Southern has unveiled its newest heritage locomotive honoring the Delaware & Hudson (D&H) Railway. This marks the second heritage unit we’ve introduced in the past two years, following our Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway locomotive. No. 1080 now joins a fleet of 22 heritage units, each a moving tribute to the railroads that built NS.

Locomotive No. 1080, an EMD SD70ACe built in 2013, now proudly wears the D&H’s iconic lightning stripe scheme—thanks to the skilled craftsmanship of our Juniata Locomotive Shop team in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

The design was created in partnership with the Delaware & Hudson Historical Society who generously granted us permission to incorporate the storied D&H logo. Without their support, this tribute would not have been possible.

No decals were used in the paint scheme outside of standard safety labels and warning stickers. Bringing the locomotive to life required 77 gallons of paint and primer, including:

• Primer: 24 gallons
• Blue: 8 gallons
• Yellow: 5 gallons
• Gray: 10 gallons
• Clear coat: 12 gallons
• Cab and engine room: 18 gallons

No. 1080 will make its official debut this week at an NS employee Town Hall event. Then, in August, it will serve as the lead locomotive when we operate our first train on new trackage rights in New England, running on a historic D&H route.

Founded in 1823, the D&H Railway was one of America’s earliest railroads, created to move coal from Northeast Pennsylvania to the Hudson Canal. NS acquired key D&H lines in 2015 and is proud to continue that legacy today.