NS 9746 clears the newly installed signals at Stonewall only to meet the 38Q waiting at Island Ford. Railfans know this section as the "Merck Stretch" which is seen in the background.
In the last of the evening light, Amtrak No. 85 leads southbound 'AMTK 010' through the town of Elkton, south on the Roanoke District to Roanoke. Passengers on board the mixed consist of Amtrak an... (more)