One of 11 remaining high hood SD40-2s on the NS roster, this one being rather clean.

Though the fate of coal trains is unknown, it is safe to say change is bound to come. Coal train 819 passes the endangered N&W Color Position Light signals (CPL's) as it heads West along the Pulas... (more)

The quaint town of Radford, Virginia provides a colorful backdrop for a pair of SD40-2's at the yard just along the edge of downtown. A set of N&W CPL's still stands tall in the background, but th... (more)

Westbound empty coal drag NS 819 runs down the Pulaski District in Radford, Virginia, passing the soon to be no more steam era Norfolk & Western CPL signals at CP Plum Creek in the Virginian mount... (more)

The V37, with an increasingly rare C40-8, works Radford yard framed under the N&W CPL signals guarding the interlocking.

After the fanfare of the 611 chase, and after being caught with dragging equipment, 15T finally rounds the bend at Plum Creek just east of Radford Yard. To make a bad day worse, this train would b... (more)

Becoming all but a rarity in modern times, an end-cab switcher sits as the yard power for Radford yard. This is the only SW1500 owned by NPBL and it does not have ditch lights.

On a beautiful summer evening, the Southern Railway 4501 glides over the New River in Radford Virginia with the assistance of the Southern 3170 bringing the passengers of their train back to Brist... (more)

The Radford Rambler 21st Century Steam excursion arrives at its destination city as two foreign Southern Railway locomotives enter the old Norfolk & Western town. The CPL signal hanging fro... (more)

Southern 4501 has an impressive smoke show as it rolls across the New River trestle at Radford. This also the same trestle where people was spotted for the return trip and the police and rail offi... (more)

Southern Railway's recently and beautifully restored Baldwin Mikado 2-8-2 by Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum negotiates it's return trip back to Bristol from Radford, VA as NS 957. Seen crossing ... (more)

Southern 4501 Westbound crossing the New River on a roundtrip Bristol Va to Radford Va excursion

Leaving Radford 20 minutes late, Bristol-bound 958 crosses the New River trestle on an unseasonably cool summer afternoon. Trespassers on the east side of the bridge held up in downtown the train ... (more)

After a 3 hour stop in Radford, Southern 4501 and Southern 3170 leads the westbound Radford Rambler across the New River Trestle

On a beautiful Easter Sunday, Southern 3170 trails on train 38Q. Here, she works on switching cars around in the Radford Virginia yard before making her way toward Roanoke.