Eastbound NS train at Roanoke led by SD40-2 3293 || Dec. 1998

Southbound NS grain train leaving Roanoke powered by three high hood former Southern Railway EMDs || March 1999

Southbound NS grain train leaving Roanoke powered by three high hood former Southern Railway EMDs || March 1999

NS C40-9 #8833 leading eastbound coal loads near Roanoke, VA || Feb. 1998

NS C39-8 #8656 resting at Roanoke, VA || Feb. 1999

NS coal train at Roanoke VA in October 2009 behind a GP59, C30-7, SD40-2 trio.

NS coal train at Roanoke VA in February 2000 behind a GP38AC, SD40-2, C39-8 trio.

The former Virginian west of Roanoke has operated as a predominantly eastbound railroad for decades now, but there have been exceptions over the years. In this scene from early 1998 we find a pair... (more)

Photographer- Larry Smith- from my personal collection. One of the highlights of the 1987 NRHS Convention, besides the side by side running of Class J 611 and Class A 1218, was this night phot... (more)

The NS 1065 Savanna and Atlanta leads the NS 747 into the West Yard in Roanoke while the 201 sits. There were 5 ACe units in the 6 unit consist.

The NS 1067 sits in Norfolk Southern's South Yard in Roanoke. The ACe was added to the front of the 746 as the trailing unit a few minutes after this picture was taken and headed south to Belews C... (more)

Virginia Museum of Transportation

Photographer- Clark Frazier- from my personal collection. Early June 1959 finds Y6a 2158 awaiting her fate at the hands of the ivory hunters. Sister 2156, the sole remaining Y6a resides at the... (more)