As spring is just beginning this train is climbing up from the old Virginian main to the old Southern main in this small town across the river from Altavista.
NS 129 negotiates the Hurt Connection between the former Virginian (Altavista District) and former Southern (Danville District) on its trip from Roanoke, VA to Linwood, NC.
Southern 722 and 750 lead a doubleheaded excursion over a trestle at Hurt, VA in 1971. This particular excursion ran from Roanoke to Hurt on the old VGN, Hurt to Lynchburg on the Southern, and Lyn... (more)
NS 194 has just come off the Hurt Connection from the former VGN and is now leaning into thelast few ray of sunlight as he heads south of the fromer Southern. Canon EOS 50D
NS 8451, former Conrail, leads 832 eastbound through the interelocking at Hurt. The track in the forground is the connection with the former Southern, NS Danville District. CANON EOS 50D
A very late 217 heads west off the former Southern's Danville District and around the connection to the former VGN at Hurt. The track behind the locomotives is the Altavista District and the bridg... (more)
Amtrak excursion deadhead move, labelled "044" by NS, moves west on the Hurt Connection. Train is deadheading between Spencer, NC, and Roanoke, VA, and will used to run Roanoke Chapter, NRHS, exc... (more)
Coming off the old NW "V" line, 129 uses the connection track at Hurt to merge onto the old Southern Mainline.
NS 351 transfers onto the Hurt connection.
Old boy still doing it!
NS 770 dims it's headlights to meet 128 at Hurt.
213 speeds south with run-through Conrail power.
