NS 236 running unassisted blasts past a coal drag at the west portal of Elkhorn Tunnel just a few weeks after the opening of the Heartland Corridor.

NS 236 passes through the interlocking at William's SV Main a few minutes before midnight. A quick swap of crews and an EOT are the only thing keeping this high priority intermodal from continuing... (more)

A western visitor leads a stack train through the "s" curve at Ought One

Passing alongside a Bluefield based pusher set, NS 236 arrives at Bluefield Yard under the lead power of a Canadian Pacific visitor. Heavy snows, a result of winter storm Pax have impacted NS' Po... (more)

ex-BNSF unit

Norfolk Southern's eastbound intermodal sails across the trestle in Lynchburg.

BNSF 7792 leads 236 as it crosses into the Virginia side of Bristol.

A few minutes out of it's origin of the Rickenbacker Intermodal Facility, NS train 236 heads east on the Columbus District with containers for Norfolk, VA. The train is passing Mennel Milling's Va... (more)

One of the oldest wide cab Dash 9s on the NS roster leads NS 236 through Lurich.

A old School GE leads NS 236 Eastbound underneath the intriguing Vicker Coaling tower in good morning light.

Splitting the CPL's at Willowtown, NS 236 makes good time on her morning crew run from Bluefield to Roanoke.

After exiting the Elkhorn Tunnel, NS 236 throttles it up, passing by the N&W CPL signal bridge at E.E. Elkhorn. A perfect example of Appalachian railroading..

Railfanning in Appalachia.. Struggling uphill with two motors on the head end and two on the rear, a Bluefield bound coal train does notch 8 at the Maybeury interlocking. Notice the abnormally unl... (more)

NS 236 leaves the yard in Bluefield with a long stack train bound for Norfolk.