An eastbound manifest drops downgrade through Shawsville, VA and an old John Deere tractor.

NS 201 departs Bedford, VA after getting a fresh crew. 201 is an as needed bare table train out of Norfolk, VA. The engine in charge today just happened to be the 1069 Virginian heritage unit wh... (more)

Jumbo Jet or coal train? Empty coal 747 begins its climb up the Christiansburg grade as it passes the John Farmhouse in Shawsville, VA.

NS 127 crosses the New River in Radford, VA after spending the day in the yard. The lead locomotive is the 4001, the second C6M completed by NS.

Solid BNSF power leads 19W west along the New River at Glen Lyn. A BNSF “Fakebonnet” led the train with the nose still lettered as Santa Fe. The foliage was very vibrant this year in southwe... (more)

The colors are beginning to turn in southwestern Virginia and it seems like this year is going to be a pretty year. Empty coal train 747 begins its long climb to Christiansburg past a fiery red m... (more)

An ex BNSF SD70MAC shoves an empty coal train up the grade in Shawsville, VA, past John farm. These units can’t lead due to PTC so it was nice to see one assigned as a nose out DPU.

1950 or 2023? Norfolk and Western 611 thunders down the jointed rail of the Buckingham Branch in Goshen, VA. The train has just departed Goshen and is taking a train load of tourists to Staunton,... (more)

Norfolk and Western 611 pulls a train full of delighted passengers through the mountains of Virginia. The train is passing a crowd of railfans standing on a bridge in Swoope, VA. The trees are j... (more)

Amtrak 195 stops at the Ashland Station to pick up and drop off passengers. The locomotive paused in a perfect spot next to the RF&P steam train mural.

The HL Gladstone gets loaded with the finest black diamonds in the world by NS’s famous Coal Pier Six.

NS 13Z leaves the city behind as it blasts through Wabun on a blazing hot morning. The big white star on the nose of the Katy looks great as it leads 13Z west.

A local gets ready to head west out of the Pulaski Yard with an old Norfolk and Western caboose bringing up the rear. Even though the caboose is sitting right next to Radford University’s campu... (more)

NS 25A heads south towards Lynchburg. The freshly repainted Virginian heritage unit leads the train.

NS 279 navigates the maze of tracks as it rushes towards a crew swap at the Roanoke terminal. A fiery sunrise helped add some color to the pleasantly cool morning.