The Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit is in charge of northbound manifest NS 12Z as it thunders over the trestle in Troutville, VA along the Roanoke District.

Loaded Norfolk Southern coal train 820 charges east on the Altavista District behind an SD70ACe and a UP AC4400 as the train heads towards the Lamberts Point export docks. The train is rolling ove... (more)

Rescuing the Regional: Amtrak Dash 8s, once fairly common on Northeast Regionals through this area, are incredibly hard to come by on anything other than the Auto Train these days…and even thatâ... (more)

Arcadia Nights: As the clock strikes 3 AM, southbound manifest NS 13Z rolls past the N&W CPLs in Arcadia, Virginia, as the train continues its journey toward Roanoke, Virginia. These signals are ... (more)

An extra 16T, NS M6T, heads north through Midvale, VA by an N&W CPL.

An extra 16T, NS M6T, heads north through Arcadia, VA by an N&W CPL. This signal will be falling soon as new bases are in place.

An extra 16T, NS M6T, heads north through Lithia, VA by an N&W CPL.

An extra 16T, NS M6T, heads north through Troutville, VA by an N&W CPL.

An extra 16T, NS M6T, heads north through Coverdale, VA by an N&W CPL.

The L129 heads north with a vulnerable YN2 GP38-2 leading. This is a relatively long train for this line at 6 cars; they normally run 3-6 cars Monday-Friday with 95% of them being for Agmark in S... (more)

The Strasburg local returns north across a small wooden trestle in Winchester with a nice sunset in the background.

The “A-Team” With the recently released “Moving the Weight of the World” AC44C6M on the point, Richard Rose and Calvin Jones hustle 24X north through Dry Fork on a typical hot and muggy... (more)

Though ALC-42’s have been making more frequent appearances on the Chicago-bound Cardinal service, it’s P42DC #148 in charge of the train as it arrives at Alexandria Union Station on track 2.

After a quick crew change in Roanoke, this monster of a 277 proceeds west into the sunset on the Christiansburg District where it will navigate the New River Valley on its way to Bluefield, WV for... (more)

Led by a pair of GE's, Norfolk Southern manifest 12Z winds its way through the valley of the South River as it passes the CPL signals standing guard at Twin Falls, Virginia on the Roanoke District... (more)