Spring is in full bloom as a pair of SD70M-2s and a C40-9 roll through the West Virginia countrysdie.
NS 37Q approaches the 22 milepost and the CSX mainline en route from Enloa to Roanoke
SD70ACe leads extra intermodal train westbound through Shenandoah Junction
Westbound Q261 leans into the S curve at SHEN.
I still remember when these C40's were brand new on CSX. Looks like the passage of time has done some damage to the 7522's formerly shiny paint.
GMs can smoke like a GE ... D70
Flames and smoke emerge from the lead unit obscuring the rear of the train as it makes its way up the grade.
Southbound NS 203 rolls into Shenandoah Junction at 1631 hrs.
Milepost H22. Southbound 8923 enters Shenandoah Junction.
A 126-car empty coal train passes the old N&W signals at Shenandoah Jct.
Westbound 5290 splits the signals @ Warm Springs Rd. Crossing.
Several railroads are represented with this lash up as NS203 races south with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background. Thanks DP and Conrail Bill!
Westbound through the S curve at SHEN.
Amtrak's Capitol Limited eastbound at Shenandoah Junction.
NS I28 crosses Luther Jones Rd southbound during a snow squall.