Norfolk & Western Railway: Norfolk Southern's fifth heritage locomotive, painted by the Altoona Locomotive Works idles near the roundhouse during the family portrait at Spencer, NC. Officially becoming the N&W Railway in 1881, the Norfolk & Western served as an essential coal route in Southern West Virginia and Virginia, connecting N&W's Lambert's Point Pier 6 to the coalfields. For a view of the Norfolk & Western in action in West Virginia in 1977, click HERE.
This is dedicated (with permission) to the skilled and gifted photographer - Chase Gunnoe - who regularly posts and is on staff with RP. I believe he deserves a gallery showcasing his remarkable photos. This is for you Chase! (More great photos to come!)
