The sun has just crested the top of the mountains in the Shenandoah Valley at Stuarts Draft as NS 15T makes every bit of track speed enroute for Roanoke on its way to Alabama.
Norfolk Southern train 15T finally gets underway after a 1 1/2 hour delay at Bristol, VA, after experiencing mechanical issues on the 1070 (Wabash Heritage) as well as having to wait on paperwork ... (more)
A lengthy freight train makes its way southbound through the south end of the siding in Stuarts Draft. This is 1 of only 4 scheduled daily trains on this line (not including locals).