After a nicely timed rolling meet with northbound M2Z (extra 12Z), southbound manifest 11Z accelerates out of the valley and past the CPL's at Arcadia,VA.
After a snow storm came through the area the day before, the snow capped hills serve as winters last hurrah as NS 12Z enters the farmlands of Arcadia on its trip up the Shenandoah Valley
GP30's for the 30th: Prior to the announcement of the heritage unit fleet, this consist was arranged in October 2011 for a special photo shoot of images to be used for Norfolk Southern's 30th anni... (more)