NS 194 rushes east at control point Kumis on the Whitethorne District with the Nickel Plate heritage unit on point.

More and more of the SD40E units are making their way out of pusher service on the western slope in Pennsylvania and are being dispersed throughout the NS system. Here #6313, seen from the air, l... (more)

More and more of the SD40E units are making their way out of pusher service on the western slope in Pennsylvania and are being dispersed throughout the NS system. Here #6313 leads the trash local,... (more)

Headed by SD70ACe #1025, an NS freight heads east towards Roanoke, Virginia on the Whitethorne District at CP Kumis.

The Wabash heritage unit heads up NS 51D, seen here rolling westbound past a barn at control point Kumis on the NS Whitethorne District. This is a rare shot since about the only train that goes we... (more)

A mere 2 minutes earlier and one of the most amazing glint shots I had ever had the chance of taking would have been in place! A late evening coal drag makes its way eastbound approaching Riversid... (more)

Running parallel to US highway 460 through Lafayette, the afternoon "Pocahontas" excursion train passes hundreds of trackside fans and spectators.

Cruising down the former Virginian Railway mainline through Lafayette, Virginia, train number 18M is nearing Roanoke with the Norfolk and Western heritage unit leading the way. 18M is a daily mixe... (more)

After a long day chasing N&W 611, the three of us head West towards home and decided to stop to grab a shot of these two manifest freights meeting at Kumis control point.

On a gorgeous December Afternoon, NS empty grain train 51R is seen heading west on the Christiansburg Division with a squeaky clean BNSF on point.

The NS 37Q heads west out of Roanoke.

The NS 233 rolls west through Elliston while putting on a nice smoke show.

The NS 39Q rolls west through Elliston side by side with the NS 233.

NS 758 with the NKP heritage unit in trail rolls eastbound on the former Virginian Railway mainline past a picturesque farm seen at CP Kumis east of Elliston, VA.

This unusual crossing signal still works correctly at an apparently unused private crossing. The lights did go out when a westbound freight approached.