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)
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".
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.