On a warm April afternoon, Gilbert Yard is loaded down with coal. 824 sits on the far left, waiting the air to build to take their train to Bluefield.
The Conrail heritage unit leads 233 West as they briefly pause awaiting 740 to enter the yard and clear the crossovers at Gate.
Westbound intermodal 29G passes under the unique signal bridge at Virginia Crews, just East of Iaeger. These signals won't be around for much longer, as replacements are on site just out of frame.
A colorful trio of widecabs lead 236 out of Roanoke, passing the site of the new Amtrak Station being built in downtown.
Westbound Intermodal/Autorack train 29G rolls through Christiansburg with the Reading Heritage Unit on point.
After letting 22A pass around them on the main, V37 eases out of the siding at Newbern with a pair of Widecab GE's leading a short train West.
The Saturday morning run of N&W 611 excursions to Roanoke from Greensboro passes through the S-Curve at Hardy, nearing the home city of the J, Roanoke.
The Sunday morning run of the Greensboro to Roanoke N&W 611 excursion crosses the Kate's Creek Trestle just West of Goodview, about 30 minutes out of Roanoke on the old Virginian Railway.
Putting on a show coming out of a stop for an HEP problem, the Eastbound return trip of the N&W 611 Greensboro-Roanoke excursions passes over the high trestle just East of Hardy, crossing the Smit... (more)
An increasingly rare C40-9 standard cab leads 217 Westbound out of Mingo Tunnel in Williamson. Due to the AC44C6M rebuild program, the number of C40-9's in active service is quickly decreasing.
With the sound of dynamic brakes filling the air, 18M rolls downgrade out of Bluefield passing Ada.
Southbound 957 crosses the bridge spanning the Roanoke River, the NS Altavista District, and the park from where this photo was taken in Altavista.
Southbound 957, the return leg of the Spencer-Lynchburg trips run by NCTM, pauses briefly in Danville to swap out EMS personnel.
Southbound 957 with Norfolk & Western 611 rolls through Whittles on the return leg of the Spencer to Lynchburg and back trip.
Southbound 957 has just departed Lynchburg headed back to Spencer, passing Falwell as Springtime is becoming evident.
