The Mysteries of Christiansburg: Empty unit grain 51Z passes by some MoW storage tracks in the town of Christiansburg, VA. It seems like every time we take a look at these tracks, something differ... (more)

You Forgot Something: Just as the clouds began to make way for the afternoon sunlight, empty unit grainer 51Z rounds the corner in Christiansburg, VA with SD70ACe #1137 leading the way. Seems some... (more)

The Erie heritage unit pops out of the Pembroke tunnel as it roars towards Bluefield with an empty grain train.

The Erie heritage unit pops out of Montgomery tunnel on the Christiansburg district with empty grainer NS 51Z.

An empty grainer rushes up grade through Shawsville, VA with the Erie heritage unit in the lead.

NS 51Z howls past Shawsville in notch 8 after stopping briefly to inspect one of the grain hoppers.

NS 51Z snakes it’s way west through Ingleside, WV.

Sun shines on the nose of a BNSF ACe as it brings NS 51Z west through Oakvale, WV.

In a rare occurrence, a westbound has traversed the Whitethorne district and is seen here about to jump back into the Christiansburg district in Narrows, VA. A pair of BNSF ACe’s bring the train... (more)

Farming the Grain: NS 9701 leads an NS 51Z empty grain train through the farmland of John Farm in Shawsville, VA.

Tunnel Time: NS 51Z led by NS 9701 charges west on the NS Christiansburg district, as the train exits the Montgomery, VA tunnels located at the N 284.6.

NS 51Z rolls west through Shawsville, Virginia.

A still fairly new AC44C6M rebuild leads NS 51Z through Wabun, Va on a cold January morning.

A solo ES40DC leads empty grain train 51Z as it diverges off of the NS Chicago Line at CP 502 and heads south over the IHB's Kankakee Line. The Arcelor Mittal Indiana Harbor administration buildi... (more)

NS 51Z has just came off the R line. And is making it's way north past North Advanced in Charlotte with a veteran D8W leading.