Green on Green: The NS Illinois Terminal heritage unit makes perfect timing for us as it leads NS 812 around this bend near Ironto, VA. Heavy fog persisted throughout this fall morning but cleared... (more)
The still fresh after a paint job Lackawanna heritage unit leads a long NS 12Z north over the trestle in Troutville, VA.
Right at sunset, L129 heads into Winchester with a YN2 leader and some storm clouds brewing in the distance. The train is briefly stopping at the former B&O Station (designed by Francis Baldwin a... (more)
NS 820 with export coal loads for Lamberts Point in Norfolk at Kumis on the former Virginian mainline
NS 8143, leading a westbound container train, exits Montgomery Tunnel at Montgomery Virginia.
The 3-hour late Silver Meteor #98 rolls through the town of Centralia, VA as it approaches its next stop in Richmond. The hot and humid morning makes for some interesting low-hanging cloud covera... (more)
With the sun setting behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, NS 275 crosses the James River Bridge as it heads into Lynchburg for a crew change
On a sunny almost-winter day, fresh from a meet with 12Z at Glade, this westbound merchandise train is racing through another small community like so many that lie along Virginia's artery connecti... (more)
In someone's backyard this EB intermodal is heeling into the superelevated curve at a high spot on this hill-and-dale line.
On a pleasant spring day this short intermodal, running westbound at this point, has gone in the hole for an eastbound coal train. I can imagine the one gentleman is explaining to the other that ... (more)
NS 8143 leads a westbound container train upgrade at Shawsville Virginia.
NS 8143 leads a westbound container train around the sweeping curve at Singer Virginia.
94g would cross the Roanoke River while make a run for Lynchburg with the Linwood crew pulling into Montview just before sun down.
A westbound mixed freight has waited back at Abingdon and is finally allowed to head for the yard and crew change in Bristol. Many years ago there was a Wyndale siding. For whatever reason N&W l... (more)
NS 16T at Natural Bridge
