On a sunny and clear National Train Day 2015, the rest of the train is still pulling out of the yard as 1036 clears the crossing by milepost 6.7 leading NS 746 southbound towards Belews Creek, NC
Photographer: -Norman Blackwood- from the original Kodachrome 35mm slide. This is one of three N&W Y6 class engines (one Y6a and two Y6b's) that languished into the mid 1970's in Roanoke. It i... (more)
Norfolk Southern's experminental battery-powered unit, BP4 #999, crosses the Roanoke River as it works to switch cars at the Roadway Material Yard in Roanoke, Virginia. Photo by Casey Thomason. ... (more)
The Erie Lackawanna Railroad 3639, later Conrail 6670, sits with the other relics in Norfolk Southern's West Yard in Roanoke. The SPD45 is listed as being owned by the Virginia Museum of Transport... (more)
The N&W J 611 is slowly removed from the VMT while NS officials inspect its progress. The Locomotive is being removed for a trip to the North Carolina Museum of Transportation to be restored for 2... (more)
Photographer- Unknown- from the 35 mm original Kodachrome slide. Former Wabash #100, now (at the time the photo was taken) N&W #500 "Claytor Lake" brings up the rear of an N&W 611 po... (more)
Westbound NS freight arriving in Roanoke, VA behind C39-8 #8616 || Sept. 1999
Norfolk and Western Class J 605 sits next to her sister J 603 at Shaffers Crossing. Roanoke, VA
Norfolk and Western K2 122 passes the Norfolk and Western general office building at Roanoke, VA
View from under coal wharf area at Shaffers Crossing. Norfolk and Western Y6a 2157, and Class A 1241 await their turn to take on coal.
Norfolk and Western Y6b is Preparing to take on coal at Shaffer's Crossing. GP9 #729 is sitting on the opposite track.
The NS 1073 Penn Central leads the NS 195 into the West Yard in Roanoke.
NS C36-7 8533 at Roanoke, VA || Feb. 1999
NS C36-7 8510 leads an eastbound autorack train through Roanoke, VA in February 1999.
Eastbound grain train ready to depart South yard behind a C36-7 / SD70 duo || Feb. 1999