A Kansas City Southern de Mexico (now CPKCS) ES44AC shoves the rear of NS 19M west through Shawsville, VA.

A light rain falls as NS 119 slowly makes its way through Shawsville with foreign power. It passed by between 1 and 2 miles per hour in wet rails.

NS 19w rumbles up grade through Shawsville as it passes a westbound hopper train.

A UP ACe, in its brand new paint scheme, pulls NS 13z through control point Arthur in Shawsville, VA.

A UP ACe, in its brand new paint scheme, pulls NS 13z past John Farm in Shawsville, VA.

Well after nightfall, NS 276 glides down Christiansburg grade in Shawsville with foreign power.

NS 4001, the second AC44C6M ever built for NS, leads NS intermodal train 22A. The train is passing Shawsville, VA.

A dash 9 brings hopper train NS 811 west through Shawsville.

A westbound intermodal/manifest makes its way through John Farm in Shawsville with a C6M leader.

Two BNSF GEs charge up the grade at track speed with 811 in tow. It's been years since I've seen foreign power on a coal train so it was nice to see two big orange locomotives leading a train to ... (more)

BNSF and UP are leading manifest NS 119 west at Shawsville after nightfall.

A pair of H1 BNSF units provide the power for NS 126 as it rushes east through Shawsville after nightfall.

A Canadian Pacific and BNSF unit lead the charge of NS 18M has it thunders east through Shawsville, VA. This view is only possible on a cloudy day.

With a BNSF H2 dash 9 on point, hopper train NS 825 heads west through Christiansburg, VA at control point Pelton.

With a BNSF H2 dash 9 on point, hopper train NS 825 heads west through Shawsville, VA at control point Arthur.