92J crosses Knox Creek and VA 650 at Hurley, taking their short slop freight East towards Weller.

An eastbound coal train, destined for Newport News, begins it's trip across the C&O viaduct.

A NS loader crew is stopped at Arrow on the NS Williamson District main to get track from the dispatcher for the trip up the Delorme Branch. Once they got track authority, the crew pulled by to ge... (more)

U35 grinds upgrade with 160 tidewater loads, passing over Lynn Hollow at Wittens Mills on the Clinch Valley

Norfolk Southern mine run U47 backs across Callahan Creek as it makes a reverse move out of the yard at Andover, VA toward the loader at Wentz, VA. The caboose is being used as a shoving platform... (more)

Southern 4501 crosses the trestle over the South Fork of Powell River in East Stone Gap, Va. on the return portion of its circle excursion from Kingsport to St. Paul via the ex-CRR, St. Paul to No... (more)

NS Train 958 with N&W 611 blasts over the Norfolk and Western lettered overpass spanning Cox Road, which is also known as Virginia State Highway 611 near Church Road on the NS Norfolk District. <... (more)

The 611 eastbound crossing over the bridge in Applewood still labelled for the Southern. While we waited for the train, the property owner came by and placed a flag on his mailbox; reason unknown ... (more)

Norlfok & Western in an Alternate Universe

N&W #611 rumbles westbound over the Independence Blvd overpass in Bedford, VA with the Powhatan Arrow in tow, bound for Roanoke. Just another d... (more)

Norfolk Southern's first pair of DC to AC conversion locomotives, AC44C6M NS 4001 and 4000, are taking a loaded coal train southbound on the Winston-Salem District as they cross Route 220 in south... (more)

Crossing the Roanoke river near Wabun, Va., Norfolk & Western J-Class No. 611 leads its final excursion of the weekend back east toward Roanoke from Salem on original Norfolk & Western mainline. I... (more)

NS 957 with N&W 611 on point west of Glenvar crossing the Roanoke River

Norfolk and Western class J number 611 crosses the "Curvy Bridge" (as known by the train crews) west of Goodview, Virginia, with eastbound excursion train 958, the "Roanoker".

The NS 4001 "DC to AC" unit leads the 51Z north over the trestle at Prillaman Switch.

Rolling up the line in the evening light, a trio of Union Pacific EMD SD70Ms lead train 195 "elephant style" westbound over the Roanoke River on the Christiansburg District.