The first light of day breaks over the Blue Ridge Grade as a westbound intermodal takes a clear signal from the classic N&W intermediates that have watched this historic piece of railroad tucked away in the Virginia hills for over half a century, but have since fallen to new technology and suffered the fate of the scrap shredder.
Railroading is a 24 hour a day business, that never sleep. From sunset to sunrise the railroad must run. These image are taken by some of the best rail photographer out their.
A continuously growing album of photos that IMHO reveal the awesome and seldom-seen beauty of the railroad world from the dimming of day to dawn's early light! From dusk to dawn, trains roll on! (I'm still finding gems of sunset-to-sunrise surprises!)