This southbound manifest consist of a SD90MAC recently acquired by NS, formerly UP, a NS GE C44-9W, a NS GE B32-8, and a CLCX Alco #9698! This train finally gets moving from the downtown area unde... (more)

The NS 7564 leads the 18M south over NC 14 on a cold but clear winter morning.

A colorful combo of a Citirail ES44AC and a CSX CW44AC lead 18M past through West Williamson, just having passed the signal at College.

Descending East River mountain, NS' Reading heritage SD70ACe leads NS 18M east on the former Norfolk & Western mainline to Roanoke.

18M passes by the signals at Stepptown, entering the middle of the 3 single track sections between Portsmouth and Bluefield.

Eastbound freight 18M slowly passes through Rawl, having just left the yard at Williamson with a colorful consist.

Southern Belle leads 18M past Switchback on its way to Bluefield.

Southern Belle leads 18M past Farm on its way to Bluefield.

18M, with a very colorful lashup, passes through Chattaroy, about to hit a bottleneck ahead in Williamson.

A very clean dash 9 leads Norfolk Southern manifest freight train 18M through the signals at Maybeury, WV on October 22, 2014.

Headed up by a pair of EMDs, Norfolk Southern train 18M heads south through the signals at Cox in Greensboro, NC on October 17, 2014.

With a friendly wave from the conductor, Norfolk Southern train 18M continues south through Greensboro, NC on August 27, 2014.

NS 8400 in Conrail Quality paint leads 18M Eastbound through Rawl. Wish I hadn't taken seeing these things so often for granted, can't see them anymore.

18M enters one of only 3 single track segments between Portsmouth and Bluefield, at Stepptown, with a colorful consist which included a BNSF Gevo, CSX AC4400CW, and a GMTX SW1500.