In the very last light of the day, NS 811 is pictured struggling uphill through the hamlet of Shawsville, VA with a pair of Norfolk Southern's newest horses doing the honors. This location marks the steepest part of Christiansburg Mountain, if a train will stall out, it will stall just short of the crossing in the distance. If a train makes it past this location, chances are it will finish the assault to the top of the mountain at Christiansburg.
