NS 9256 sits just inside the Natural Tunnel during Casey Thomason’s flash photography demonstration at the Natural Tunnel State Park Railroad Day event.

Norfolk Southern's Virginian heritage locomotive, poses outside the man made ''Little Tunnel'' during Railroad Day at Natural Tunnel State Park

Nickel Plate Road 765 arriving in Portsmouth, OH.

NKP 765 arrives in Ashville, OH to service the locomotive.

NKP 765 is seen above arriving in Williamson, WV after running Norfolk Southern's Employee specials all day.

NKP 765 running Norfolk Southern Employee Excursions.

On its 2nd NS employee trip of the day, the 765 returns to Williamson through some original N&W signals at Chattaroy. The 765's authentic N&W 'hooter' whistle was a nice throwback to the days of ... (more)

On the return trip to Williamson, NS 974 blasts through Falls Branch, WV on a beautiful afternoon with NKP 765 proudly leading the excursion. Thanks to NS and the Fort Wayne historical society for... (more)

765 blast through Naugatuck, WV on the afternoon trip. The original plans were to turn the exursion at Naugatuck. At the last minute, they decided to run the trips to Lovely, WV.

The whole NS exursion consist can be seen as it approaches Williamson, WV.

After operating two employee specials earlier in the day, NS' Williamson Yard SD40-2 No. 6165 leads a passenger deadhead, with NKP 765 on the bottom through the CPL's at Chattaroy during a summer ... (more)

Charging out of the Hatfield Tunnel, NKP 765 charges east along the former N&W mainline running a pair of employee appreciation excursions. Special thanks to Norfolk Southern Corporation & Ft. Way... (more)

NS 974 roars east through the town of Matewan, WV behind NKP 765 as it fills the valley with the sound of a steam engine returning to hills of West Virginia once more.

NKP 765 exhales smoke as she returns towards Williamson on the afternoon excursion to Wolf Creek.

The afternoon NS employee special is on its return trip to Williamson, WV as the railfan caravan keeps pace with 765.