Farming the Grain: NS 9701 leads an NS 51Z empty grain train through the farmland of John Farm in Shawsville, VA.

A very long coal hopper train thunders out of Montgomery tunnel with a D9 in the lead.

A Norfolk southern hopper train rolls west at CP Arthur with a dash 9 leader.

A doubled-up empty hopper train NS 821 winds up Christiansburg mountain at Shawsville on a clear Spring afternoon.

NS 126 rushes east through control point Arthur in Shawsville, VA with an ACC leader.

A BNSF ACe leads NS 29C west through Shawsville.

A Union Pacific AC4400CW is in charge of manifest NS 14Z in Shawsville, VA.

A Union Pacific unit leads NS 51D west through Shawsville, VA.

A doubled-up empty hopper train NS 821 winds up Christiansburg mountain at Shawsville on a clear Spring afternoon.

A BNSF dash 9 in H2 paint leads a long NS 19W west through Shawsville, VA after nightfall.

On Christmas Eve of 2018, multiple ex Conrail dash 8’s were in a westbound power move, seen here at control point Arthur.

An NS GEVO leads train 19M through Shawsville, VA well into the golden hour in May 2022. A dash 9 still wearing NS's original logo without the horse trails second and is putting in its share of p... (more)

NS 127 grinds up the Christiansburg grade behind an NS GEVO and a UP EMD. A red tree adds some nice color to this fall scene.

A CSX dash 8 is in charge of NS 29C as it rumbles west through Shawsville, VA.

NS 053, which is an empty military train, passes behind the Shawsville Middle School behind a lone CSX GE. The sun is still shining on the train while storm clouds gather in the background.