An ET44AC is in charge of an intermodal as it heads up grade through Shawsville.

A snowy March morning finds an EMD SD70ACe blasting out of Montgomery tunnel with NS 29C.

A coal train headed for Elmore, WV rolls through some pleasant evening light on the last day of winter in 2023.

An AC44C6M is in charge of an empty coal hopper train as it passes by a blooming Bradford Pear tree in Shawsville, VA.

NS 821 accelerates after stopping to turn on the second locomotive. The train is led by the Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit as it passes Shawsville, VA in some beautiful golden hour light.

With the Norfolk and Western heritage unit in the lead, NS 813 rushes west out of a snowy Montgomery tunnel.

An SD70M-2 leads NS 19M west through Shawsville, VA.

An SD70M-2 leads NS 19M west through Shawsville, VA.

NS 29C makes its way west through Shawsville with the Illinois Terminal heritage in the lead.

An old paint dash 9 is in charge of NS 279 as it makes its way west through Shawsville, VA.

A Tier 4 GEVO is in charge of hopper train NS 821 as it rumbles west is Christiansburg grade. It’s seen here in Shawsville just before the Basham Hollow Rd crossing.

An absolutely disgusting looking DC GEVO leads an intermodal west through control point Arthur on the NS Christiansburg district.

NS 119 fights up grade in Shawsville with an ACe on point.

SD70ACC 1800 is absolutely filthy as it leads intermodal NS 273 west through Shawsville after dark.

Shawsville Stacks: NS 279 rounds the curve and heads up the grade at John Farm in Shawsville, VA. This train had been sitting in Roanoke for multiple hours, as the train had some mechanical issu... (more)