A long NS 25N has just knocked down the signal at Hayter Westbound through Abingdon, VA

NS local B-40 with an SD-40-2 meets #112, with a C-40-9W at Abingdon, VA on 08/01/07. If only the 1857 section foreman's house in the background could tell us some stories.

Apparently smoothing things up for the big OCS coming in a week or so this grinder obligingly made several "runbys" without seeming to be grinding at all, then made a grinding run. Didn't get any... (more)

NS 236 splits the old Norfolk and Western signals at Abingdon.

NS 236 boasts a colorful lashup with FXE 4623, UP 4948, and BNSF 4658, Eastbound through Abingdon, VA at track speed

Bristol-Marion local, NS V40 holds in the siding to allow 2 Westbounds to pass before returning to Bristol. The crew today has an air conditioned unit which is pretty rare for the local here in Br... (more)

Lots of power but not many cars trailing --- note auto crossing behind train.

23G is passing work train 946 which is making a final clean-up run prior to Thursday's planned NS President's Special on the Bristol line using the F units.

Eastbound NS 111 breaks out of the fog left by an overnight storm into the early morning sun eastbound, Abingdon VA

23G works hard uphill into Abingdon with a long train of autoracks and intermodal containers

NS 111 goes in the hole and prepares to be passed by NS 15T

Building up air prior to departure

Ballast train leaving siding eastbound

Work train moves to exit on to the siding

Crew members of work train 946 stand by as the eastbound moves through on the main.