An ES444AC leads 15T south at control point Ellis Run on the Roanoke District passing by an N&W era CPL signal.
After a day filled with clouds, the sun finally breaks through the storm as 15T nears the end of its run from Bristol.
The sun has just crested the top of the mountains in the Shenandoah Valley at Stuarts Draft as NS 15T makes every bit of track speed enroute for Roanoke on its way to Alabama.
Norfolk Southern train 15T finally gets underway after a 1 1/2 hour delay at Bristol, VA, after experiencing mechanical issues on the 1070 (Wabash Heritage) as well as having to wait on paperwork ... (more)
A lengthy freight train makes its way southbound through the south end of the siding in Stuarts Draft. This is 1 of only 4 scheduled daily trains on this line (not including locals).
AC44C6M 4004 leads NS 15T west in Shawsville, Va with a wave from the conductor.
NS 15T heads west through Fort Chiswell, Va on the rural Pulaski District.
NS 15T rolls past the signals at CP Gunton Park in Fort Chiswell on the Pulaski District.
NS 15T is back under way in Max Meadows again on the Pulaski District. A stop was made due to a hot wheel on a box car not far behind the engines.
During the late spring afternoon, NS 15T (Allentown,PA-Birmingham,AL) is easing south through Control-Point East End Avenue (MP-337.5) on that main 1 track with a trio of dash 9. CT-Dispatcher ha... (more)
NS 15T rolls west through a scenic Wytheville, Va on the Pulaski district.
NS 15T slowly pulls up Christiansburg grade in Shawsville, Va.
A pedestrian steps around the gate just as the Erie Heritage Unit approaches the crossing, and fortunately decides to go no further.
Westbound intermodal with my first good shot of the new Tier 4s.
