The Eastbound leg of the N&W 611 excursion to Walton has just turned at the wye and passes under the coaling tower at Vicker.
One of the great allures of the N&W west of Roanoke is the large amount of old railroad infrastructure. This coaling tower at Vicker is one of six I've found between here and Kenova.
Norfolk & Western No. 611 stomps along its old home ground, passing under the coaling tower at Vicker, Va. This was the Powhattan Arrow excursion sponsored by the Roanoke Chapter NRHS. No. 611 ran... (more)
Charging uphill in a downpour of rain, No. 23G rolls underneath the coaling dock at Vicker, Va., led by NS's Central of Georgia heritage locomotive, with a double-stack train en-route to Norfolk i... (more)
Continuing its journey eastbound, No. 23G flies upgrade through Vicker, Va., behind NS' Southern heritage unit, while No. 22A sits on the adjacent track awaiting his tail end to clear the control ... (more)
The Southern 630 returns east to Roanoke passing through the small community of Vicker.
In morning light, eastbound manifest train No. 16T charges uphill underneath the coaling dock at Vicker with a trio of wide-cab GE's commanding the relatively short train.
It's a dark and foggy night along the former Norfolk and Western, when Norfolk Southern merchandise train No. 194 illuminates the old Vicker coaling dock under a heavy fog.
Steam on Christiansburg Mountain for the first time in 18 years! On the first run of the day, NS 958 blasts underneath the coaling tower at Vicker as the train sprints uphill for Christiansburg.
Just after pausing for 20 minutes to get pushers, NS 756 throttles up with beautiful 8114 on the point in good morning light.
NS 23G battles under the well-known Vicker coaling tower as a snow storm slams the area.
A old School GE leads NS 236 Eastbound underneath the intriguing Vicker Coaling tower in good morning light.
The old N&W coaling tower still stands after many years of service on the N&W, as a mostly tanker 18M rolls uphill underneath the old relic.
NS 25N heads west through Vicker with a nice mix of power, including an IC SD70 (somewhat uncommon for these parts).
Standing in water up to my knees, $80. Using a whole bar of soap to clean the horrible smell of contaminated water off of my legs, $4. Seeing a former N&W locomotive leading a Radford-Roanoke turn... (more)