A matched set of C30-7s accelerate a westbound empty out of Salem, Virginia bound for Bluefield
A trio of N&W SD-40-2s and a SD40 move a loaded coal train along the New River. The N&W SD40-2s were low short hood but normally operated long hood forward. When running as a lead unit this could... (more)
N&W SD45 1746 and 2 SD40-2s exit Montgomery Tunnel near the mid point of Christiansburg grade. The long train of westbound empties is down to around 10 mph despite best efforts by the trio of six... (more)
Three Tidewater bound coal trains wait to depart Roanoke on a rain slick August 1983 night. Coal loads from Roanoke follow the gentle profile of the Virginian, avoiding Blue Ridge grade. Visible ... (more)
As if to underscore the compatible motive power philosophies of the two main NS predecessors, two high hood ex-N&W EMDs bracket two ex-Southern high hood EMDs hurrying a west bound manifest out of... (more)
N&W SD45 1726 leads a westbound empty into Christiansburg grade at Elliston, Virginia on a hot July 1983 afternoon. The NS merger is at hand but the above scene is pure Norfolk and Western.
Roanoke River Wayside on Rt 460 just west of Salem is one of the only places to catch action on the old N&W and Virginian as both lines cross a public highway just a few hundred yard apart. Here N... (more)