EMDX SD70ACe Demonstrator #2012 leads a westbound ethanol train through downtown Roanoke, VA at sunrise. Timing could not have been better!

On October 21, 2011, The Roanoke Chapter NRHS and NS put on a photo shoot which included N&W 522, Southern 2594, Conrail 2233, NS ES44AC NS 8010 and SD60E NS 6902. In the background a Westbound tr... (more)

On October 21, 2011, The Roanoke Chapter NRHS and NS put on a photo shoot which included N&W 522, Southern 2594, Conrail 2233, NS ES44AC NS 8010 and SD60E NS 6902.

On October 21, 2011, The Roanoke Chapter NRHS and NS put on a photo shoot which included N&W 522, Southern 2594, Conrail 2233, NS ES44AC NS 8010 and SD60E NS 6902. In the background is the NS Roan... (more)

NS Caboose 555551 bringing up the read of a NS local in Roanoke.

NS 8008 and 2 more units lead an empty hopper transfer into Roanoke Yard from South Yard.

NS ES44AC's 8000, 8011 and 8008 bring the largest empty coal hopper drag I have ever seen into Roanoke Yard from South Yard. This train had to be close to 2 miles of empty hoppers and was blocked ... (more)

NS C40-9W 8891 leads another GE widecab and 2 leaser SD40-2's on and a mixed freight off of the Winston-Salem District into Roanoke Yard while an empty coal train with 2 ES40DC's off of the Roanok... (more)

NS C40-9W 9044 leads a SD70M-2, an ES40DC, a GP40-2 and a slug on ad an empty coal train transfer from South Yard into Roanoke Yard.

NS ES40DC 7661 and 3 other units lead an empty coal train into Roanoke off of the Roanoke District.

This empty hopper train is coming off the Blue Ridge District on clear signals through downtown Roanoke.

The hind end of NS 217 slips under the CPL's guarding the east end of Park Street.