NS 185 waits their turn to leave the The Bluefield Yard.
The NS Heritage Unit in pusher service along the Pocahontas Division.
Framed by part of the Grant Street Bridge, the Reading heritage unit idles in the yard as the crew waits for permission to return to their train after fueling the units. In the background stands t... (more)
A unit no longer on the roster shuffles around the yard with the autumn disease, leafy air intake.
NS 8105 (Interstate), 8102 (Pennsylvania), and NS 8103 (Norfolk and Western) sitting in the yard at Bluefield with the Coaling Tower in the frame.
NS 1070 leads an westbound hopper train into Bluefield Yard on the N&W coal conveyor known as the Christianburg District.
The Southern Heritage unit has just cut off a train, recrewed and goes back west to push another train up the tuff Pokey grade.
With colors practically at their peak, NS 759 rolls into crowded Bluefield yard for a quick crew change after arriving off the Christiansburg District from Roanoke
It made my day to catch my two favorite NS Heritage Units on the Pokey. The PRR and N&W units sure do make a handsome pair.
PRR and N&W Heritage units rest under the old coaling tower in Bluefield.
Eastbound coal loads meet westbound coal empties at Bluefield, WV as NS 7573 leads it loaded coal train eastbound toward Roanoke and point east.
Cold and rain don't deter those who want to get a better look at No.1218 before it leads its excursion train back to Roanoke.
NS 82V roars into Bluefield, WV in the very last of the day with two GE's in notch 8 pulling the heavy coal drag out of the setting sun.
NS 17M passes a tied down coal train with a SD70M and a GMTX and a 85N with 2 ES44AC's.
