After a snow storm came through the area the day before, the snow capped hills serve as winters last hurrah as NS 12Z enters the farmlands of Arcadia on its trip up the Shenandoah Valley

GP30's for the 30th: Prior to the announcement of the heritage unit fleet, this consist was arranged in October 2011 for a special photo shoot of images to be used for Norfolk Southern's 30th anni... (more)

Northbound NS 202 passes through the classic vantage point at Arcadia, Virginia, on their way North towards Shenandoah on the Roanoke District.

Norfolk Southern train 12Z (Roanoke, VA-Binghamton, NY manifest) heads through Arcadia, Virginia northbound on the Norfolk Southern Roanoke District.

Northbound train 16T passing the classic Norfolk and Western color position light signals at Arcadia. Photo taken from Solitude Road in Buchanan, Botetourt County.

A clear and quiet night lingers over the valley on the NS Roanoke District. The only sounds are barking dogs and some occasional rustling in the nearby bushes. The aspect of the signal changes fro... (more)

NS 202 rolls north through the Shenandoah Valley on a beautiful, autumn afternoon. Photo taken from Buchanan, VA on October 17, 2020.

A southbound loaded coal drag navigates its way through the morning fog at Arcadia on a very chilly fall morning.

The leaves are starting to change as a very late NS 202 makes its way north through Arcadia on a very chilly fall morning.

"Valley in the Valley" NS 8104, the Lehigh Valley heritage unit, leads a 220 car 15T south through the Shenandoah Valley on Norfolk Southern's "Valley line"

NS 18T rolls north through the Shenandoah Valley at CP Arcadia on a beautiful, spring morning. Photo taken from Solitude Road in Buchanan, VA.

The drab grey of the Monogahela Railway heritage unit blends in to the surrounding atomsphere on a rainy October day as the unit shoves on the rear of loaded coal train NS 776 heading down the for... (more)

A couple of newer GEVOs lead a massive 15T south at Arcadia as the sun sets low in the sky on a fall afternoon.

Northbound intermodal train 202 passing CP Arcadia on the NS Roanoke District.

NS 201 heads south through Arcadia, Va on the Roanoke District, AKA the Shenendoah Valley Line. Up front is the Interstate heritage unit. This is the north end of the Arcadia siding. Classic N&W C... (more)