NW 1218 is on a circle trip out of Roanoke, northbound on the Shenandoah Valley line, heading to Natural Bridge Station and an eastbound connection to the old C&O main. It will then return to N&W... (more)

NW 1218 and 611 are doubleheading and darkening the skies during a runby on the eastbound leg of a Roanoke-Radford round trip.

The NW 1218 is pulling a circle trip from Roanoke to Balcony Falls on the C&O, down the James River to Lynchburg, and back to Roanoke over Blue Ridge.

The NW 1218 is pulling a circle trip from Roanoke to Balcony Falls on the C&O, down the James River to Lynchburg, and back to Roanoke over Blue Ridge.

NW 1218 doubleheading with NW 611 east of Radford during the 1987 NRHS Convention

The NW 1218 is eastbound in the James River Valley on a circle trip from Roanoke to Balcony Falls on the C&O, down to Lynchburg, and back to Roanoke over Blue Ridge.

It's a long way down, as the 1218 starts accelerating its train on the return trip to Alexandria.

The 1218 is arriving in Columbus from Bellevue with a long train bound for the Ohio State Fair.

The 1218 is getting ready to go back to Roanoke from Lynchburg, on its second public excursion. Later in the day, it will run from Roanoke to Walton and return.

NW 1218 making an inspection stop at Bedford, with the Peaks of Otter in the background. Liberty Station Restaurant opened in the building in 2001, burned down to the stone walls in 2009, and reo... (more)

The 1218 has come up from Bellevue to Fremont on Memorial Day weekend, 1990.

The gate is down for the NW 1218 doubleheading with the 611 from Lynchburg, VA to Salisbury, NC for the 1989 NRHS convention.

Norfolk & Western 1218 works its train through the reverse curve at Rectortown, Virginia.

Fire and Fury

Mount 1218 erupts all over the settlement of Rectortown, Virginia, as it works its way east toward Manassas and Alexandria. With a heavy train, a reverse curve, and a... (more)

Norfolk & Western 1218 thunders through the village of Happy Creek, Virginia on its way to Front Royal. It’s easy to understand why the people who lived near the rails were happy to see the demi... (more)