Two of Roanoke's finest perform a rare side-by-side mainline runby- the 1218 with empty hoppers and the 611 pulling a passenger trainload of conventioneers.
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.
Just after sunrise on a cold January morning, this signal from the Norfolk & Western era stands guard over a private road crossing. Like the small community of Elliston, this scene has remained u... (more)