An eastbound BNSF unit coal train was climbing into the horseshoe curves at Breezy Point on Sept. 12, 2000 with SD70MACs No's. 9989 and 8962 on the head end.

Westbound Amtrak No. 55, the "Mountaineer," hustles through Burkeville, VA on April 3, 1976 with E9A No. 330.

A NYS&W transfer run is crossing the Susquehanna River on the D&H as it returns from East Binghamton Yard on May 13, 1983 with C430 No. 3000.

A westbound BNSF empty unit coal train drops down through the horseshoe curves and Crawford Hill on Sept. 12, 2000, led by KCS AC4400CW No. 2044. The old right-of-way can be seen in the middle ri... (more)

The bridge over the east end of the N&W yard at Crewe, Va was an interesting place to watch trains. Back in 1977, it still had a lot of "personality" about it. Switch tenders were still employed... (more)

A fast westbound N&W manifest leans into the curve at Burkeville, VA in July, 1975 with three SD45s.

An eastbound NF&D freight train was shaking things up a bit as it accelerated through Adams Grove, VA on June 30, 1980. The train was moving at a respectable clip, taking advantage of the investm... (more)

An eastbound NF&D freight train was rolling through a location known as Kingsberry, just west of Emporia, VA on June 30, 1980. It was named for Kingsberry Homes, a modular home manufacturer that ... (more)

An eastbound NF&D freight train had them in the wind as it rolled through a dip east of Emporia, VA on June 30, 1980, with RS-11 No. 204 leading two N&W units. The A&D was in sad shape when N&W b... (more)

N&W GP9 No. 728 idles the night away between runs beside the NF&D sand house in Lawrenceville, VA on July 19, 1978. Although NF&D had its own power, six units, several units from parent N&W were ... (more)

An eastbound unit coal train is nearing the summit of Crawford Hill as it climbs around the curve into Belmont, NE on Sept. 11, 2000 with SD70MACs No's. 8871 and 9647.

An eastbound unit coal train was climbing Crawford Hill near Belmont, NE on Sept 11, 2000, led by SD70MACs No's. 9895 and 8827.

Many a short line led a hand-to-mouth existence. Norfolk, Franklin and Danville and its predecessor, the Atlantic and Danville, surely fell into this category. Before N&W purchased the A&D and c... (more)

NF&D Alco RS-36 No. 2 was fresh in off a run from Danville when it was being serviced at Lawrenceville, VA on March 26, 1977. The locomotive sanding operation on the NF&D was an exercise in physi... (more)

We were in Lawrenceville, VA on March 26, 1977. Spring had started to arrive in Southside Virginia and NF&D's freight train from Danville had arrived, yarded its train, and was putting the engine... (more)