NS 19M slowly pulls west after a crew change through Bluefield yard. It's seen here about to duck under US 29 on a yard track with a BNSF ACe leader.

NS 19M hits the Pokey mainline out of Bluefield yard with a clean BNSF ACe in charge.

BNSF ACe 9059 stops in Bluefield yard for a crew change beside an NS ACe and an NS ES44AC that are being used as pushers.

Manifest NS 19M rolls into the Virginia Pull In track in Bluefield yard.

A BNSF ACe leads NS 19M west through Blake, Wv on the Christiansburg District.

The sun has just swung enough in Narrows, Va for NS 19M to roll by with sun on the nose. A very clean BNSF ACe leads the manifest toward Bluefield for a crew change.

NS 22A rumbles west through Shawsville, Va.

A BNSF GE duo leads an extra 234, NS i34, east by John Farm in Shawsville, Virginia.

A very dirty 4004 leads NS 19M out of Montgomery tunnel.

A long and heavy NS 19M struggles up Christiansburg grade with the blue mane 4004 on point.

Not long after nightfall, NS 393 struggles up the hill in Shawsville with the N&W heritage unit on point.

The sun pops through the clouds for the first time all day, and it was at the perfect time as NS 202 speeds east through Glenvar, Va with the Jersey Central Lines heritage unit on point.

A ratty UP GE unit leads manifest NS 18M through Pepper, Va on the Christiansburg District.

BNSF 298 rolls through Bluefield yard with train NS 217.

NS 217 comes into Ada, Wv with a BNSF trio. Just ahead is Bluefield yard.