N&W Class J 611 westbound headed for Walton VA crossing under the former Virginian Railway mainline at Singer VA

N&W 611 passes under the soon to be replaced Southern signal bridge.

Protectors of the rails. NS Security Personnel pose with Norfolk & Western J-Class #611 as official photographers, including Casey Thomason (left) document the event.

Nearly six decades later, a familiar face blasts her way up the formidable Blue Ridge grade with the eastbound Powhatan Arrow. Though the overpass is gone, and the trees have taken over, the eastb... (more)

"It ain't prototype". Yeah, but it's pretty. This late model GP9 is great looking in passenger colors, which it did not wear in service. N&W as it should have been I like to think.

The 611 crosses the Virginian bridge at Narrows, VA.

The 611 approaches the Interstate 77 overpass near Ingleside, with the observation car at the front of the train on the return of a Roanoke - Bluefield round trip.

Eastbound coal train at Salem, VA behind C36-7 #8523 || Feb. 1981

Fans on the west end of the 7107 foot new Elkhorn tunnel helped clear engine exhaust ahead of slow moving east-bound trains. N&W also maintained ventilation fans on the single-track Cowan tunnel,... (more)

The new Elkhorn line had been in service only six years. Working hard with clear stack, sanders and rail-washer working, N&W 2198 is about to enter Elkhorn Tunnel. Sister 2181 is pushing on the re... (more)

Photographer- Dave Leonard- from the 35 mm original Kodachrome slide. N&W 'A' Class leads her charge effortlessly through Lowry, VA enroute from Roanoke to Alexandria. She will stop in Lynchburg a... (more)

Norfolk and Western K2 122 passes the Norfolk and Western general office building at Roanoke, VA

View from under coal wharf area at Shaffers Crossing. Norfolk and Western Y6a 2157, and Class A 1241 await their turn to take on coal.

February was a month to remember In Southwest Virginia, where heavy snow fall and strong winds created several snow banks along the 55 mile Abingdon Branch. N&W 4-8-0 #382 is captured here edging... (more)