N&W 1218 on Blue Ridge Grade.

N&W 1218 passes the iconic New River Limestone formations just before entering Pembroke Tunnel

A well powered loaded coal train enters the Roanoke Valley near Shawsville

The Bluefield-Radford Local ambles down the Potts Valley Branch. The short branch off the Ex-Virginian New River mainline sole customer is a limestone plant at Kimball

A westbound empty approaches the crest of Blue Ridge grade on sweltering June evening.

After having lugged a heavy coal train from Bluefield and uncoupling, GP18 910 bangs across the diamond heading for the Roanoke engine terminal on a drizzly April afternoon. Perhaps only on the N... (more)

All dressed up and places to go! A cleaned and polished 611 backs towards its train in preparation of the inaugural run out of the loco's home town and birth place.

A " J" on its home rails- CPLs, telephone poles and Virginia mountain scenery--it does not get any better for an N&W fan!

After running weekend excursions out of Roanoke, N&W 1218 charges up Blue Ridge Grade Monday morning on a transfer move pulling its tool car and 40 freight cars.

A manifest freight eases down Christiansburg Grade on hot and hazy August afternoon. The EMD SD40, SD-40-2 and SD45 heading the train represent the N&W's heavy haulers during the last decade of th... (more)

The New River hamlet of Whitethorne has perhaps ten dwellings. Its importance to the modern N&W--and today--is that of a helper station. Eastbound coal loads normally need a shove to get out of th... (more)

A SD45 road slug set exits Montgomery Tunnel. The N&W operated two such SD45 sets which were typically assigned to coal service. The slug unit was built from a damaged SD35

The old N&W corporate offices provide an fitting backdrop to an NRHS directors special returning from a round trip to Bluefield.

An east bound coal train passes through the small New River town of Pembroke on a mid-summer evening.

Bluefield-Radford Local speeds through Glen Lyn