A New Year’s Eve treat! I guess Norfolk Southern wanted to squeeze in one last treat for me this year! The recently repainted Virginian heritage unit was the leader on train 274 this morning. I... (more)
“Get them while they are fresh!” My railfanning day was dominated by GE AC44C6M leaders. However, as mentioned in an earlier post, I have really enjoyed photographing these units with some ... (more)
It’s the last Friday of the year as Norfolk Southern Train 289 wastes no time through Berryville, Virginia. The Croxton, NJ to Rossville, TN stack train is moments from holding up traffic on Vir... (more)
In the rich late afternoon sunlight a westbound intermodal peeks around a curve out in the country between two leftovers of a bygone era. Now that's what a whistle post should look like.
Norfolk Southern's Nickel Plate heritage unit curves past the red barn in Rectortown, Virginia heading west on the NS B-Line.
2 days before Christmas, also known as “Christmas Eve Eve”, the recognizable blast of an SD70ACE’s horn can be heard throughout the countryside of Virginia’s Piedmont. Norfolk Southern Tra... (more)
Santa On Santa Train. The addition of Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society and Museum's Clinchfield Railroad 100 to hold the markers on CSX's The Santa Train was a sight to behold on ... (more)
The most regal 'gen puts on a dramatic show as she storms through Bells Valley on a frigid Autumn morning with the "Shenandoah Valley Limited" in tow.
NS 9705 leads westbound empty auto racks up the Christiansburg grade at Shawsville Virginia.
A loaded coal train heads east through Ironto, Va along the Whitethorne district.
A Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam Excursion, lead by 4501, arrives at Radford Virginia. The trip originated in Bristol Tennessee.
A Norfolk Southern 21st Century Steam Excursion, lead by 4501, rounds a sweeping curve in Wytheville Virginia on it's way to Radford Virginia. The trip originated in Bristol Tennessee.
NS 13Z rumbles west through Shawsville, VA with a C6M on point.
A pair of SD40-2’s lead a short local westbound through the wye in Walton, VA.