Nothing like shooting a shiny new horse! It's a balmy Spring afternoon and birds' are chirping, as westbound double-stack train No. I33 charges out of the well-known twin tunnels at Montgomery, Va... (more)

A manifest freight eases down Christiansburg Grade on hot and hazy August afternoon. The EMD SD40, SD-40-2 and SD45 heading the train represent the N&W's heavy haulers during the last decade of th... (more)

A SD45 road slug set exits Montgomery Tunnel. The N&W operated two such SD45 sets which were typically assigned to coal service. The slug unit was built from a damaged SD35

Rolling to the top of the grade on Christiansburg Hill on a rainy winter's day.

In beautiful afternoon light, NS' Honoring Our Veterans locomotive leads westbound manifest train No. 15T, on its assault up Christiansburg Mountain, while passing through the famous twin tunnels ... (more)

Steam Returns to the N&W Southern Railway #630 summits Christiansburg Hill on 6/30/12.

NS standard cab SD70 #2505 leads a GE Dash 9 on a westbound freight out of Montgomery Tunnel near Christiansburg, VA || October 1999

Getting down and dirty on Christiansburg Mountain.... Two EMD's struggle to keep this hopper train rolling uphill as they emerge from the west portal of Montgomery Tunnel on a balmy November after... (more)

On a absolutely gorgeous afternoon in the quaint community of Shawsville, VA, NS 759 wastes no time as he negotiates the steepest section of Christiansburg Mountain with the N&W and PRR heritage u... (more)

On a picture perfect afternoon in the small hamlet of Montgomery, NS 759 wastes no time as he negotiates Christiansburg Mountain with the Norfolk & Western & Pennsylvanian heritage locomotives doi... (more)

Of the numerous "heritage" events taking place this week, getting 630 on 6-30 blasting out of this tunnel was high on the "must do" list. The otherwise tranquil spot required some crowd control &... (more)

Steam on Christiansburg Mountain for the first time in 18 years! On the second run of the day, NS 984 blasts out of Montgomery Tunnel with SOU 630 leading the way on a blistering hot June afternoo... (more)

One train that I am all too well acquainted with at a location I have never been to before! Allentown, PA to Birmingham, AL manifest 15T blasts out of Montgomery tunnel on the Christiansburg Distr... (more)

Empty coal train 77A emerges from the high-clearance portal of the Montgomery Tunnels under the power of two GE products.

Beautiful 8101 leads this crawling 821 West out of Montgomery Tunnel on a dark April afternoon.