Just before sunset, the NS 8037 leads the 272 around a curve at the North Carolina state line en-route to the car lot in Walkertown, NC.

Autorack train 272 passes the signals at College, almost into Williamson.

The NS 272 rolls south at Stoneville in route to the car lot in Walkertown, NC

The NS 272 rolls south near Watkins in route to the car lot in Walkertown, NC

Amid beautiful fall color, No. 272 swings through an S curve situated just east of Welch, W.Va., led by NS's Nickel Plate heritage unit, taking the long string of autoracks east toward Bluefield a... (more)

This remote area along the Pokey follows the tight confines of the banks of the Tug Fork River as it snakes its way through the narrow valley.

A BNSF Warbonnet leads this autorack along the Pokey.

Nearing the end of the crew run from Bluefield to Roanoke, a clean BNSF Warbonnet leads a heavy 272 downhill through the hamlet of Shawsville, Va., at sunset on a chilly Autumn evening along the C... (more)

The NS 272 passes by the Shaffer's Crossing Locomotive Shop before heading south later in the evening.

The NS 2724 leads the 272 into Walkertown where the Auto Distribution Terminal is located.

272 heads Eastbound through Falls Mills.

A sign of the times. An autorack train takes cars to markets in the east while stored coal gons sit in a center siding awaiting their fate.