The colors are beginning to turn in southwestern Virginia and it seems like this year is going to be a pretty year. Empty coal train 747 begins its long climb to Christiansburg past a fiery red m... (more)
An ex BNSF SD70MAC shoves an empty coal train up the grade in Shawsville, VA, past John farm. These units can’t lead due to PTC so it was nice to see one assigned as a nose out DPU.
An ACe leads a hopper train west out of Montgomery tunnel.
Hopper train NS 77A heads west high above US 460 in Shawsville, VA.
An ACe leads a westbound intermodal though Shawsville, VA.
A hopper train climbs the grade through Shawsville on the Christiansburg district.
Intermodal NS 288 glides east down the mountain through Shawsville, VA.
NS 273 slowly makes its way up the hill through Shawsville with a single ET44AC up front.
13Z crawls up Christiansburg grade through Shawsville, VA.
A single C6M pulls NS 273 west through Shawsville, VA.
A pair of CN units pull NS 63U west through the signals at control point Arthur in Shawsville, VA.
NS 273 rockets past Shawsville at track speed with a shiny BNSF GEVO in charge.
A short 279 winds through Shawsville, VA on a warm and pleasant afternoon. The tractor and plow just finished a day of work as evident by the freshly disturbed soil.
A dash 9 leads manifest NS 19W west through Shawsville, VA.
Hopper train NS 821 pounds the rails through Shawsville, Va.
