Two western visitors lead 15T past the CPL's at Radford in the setting sun.
Three big GEs handle a rather long westbound 15T, seen in Emmaus at 5:10PM.
A late running 15T scurries past the NB 393 milepost in Abingdon with an EMD leader.
Dealing with EOT issues, 15T backs down the siding as it prepares to take the lead unit off and put the third unit in the lead to try and solve the EOT issues. Railroad: GMTXLocomotive: EMD SD60Location: Bristol, Virginia, USALocomotive #: GMTX 9054Train ID: NS 15TPhoto Date: October 06, 2010
15T is seen here at Canal Park with an ex Oakway leaser leading an ex Conrail C40-8 standard cab number 8305 trailing.
Setting out the first two cars before re-assembling the train and heading west to Knoxville.
With the sun right in the crew's eyes, 15T cruises west with an Oakway SD60 leaser in the lead...
NS 15T eases past the station at Bristol while trying to solve problems with the EOT on the rear.
NS 15T had problems with the EOT linking to the leading GMTX SD60 so they put this Dash 9 in the lead. Thus, creating the rare opportunity to see some long hood forward running in Bristol.
NS 15T crosses the New River at Radford as it makes its way southwest over the old N&W between Roanoke and Bristol.
NS 15T heads west through Shawsville at Basham Hollow Road on the climb up Christiansburg grade.
An early 15T heads west by MP 10 on the NS Lurgan Branch just as the sun begins to set with a nice standard cab Dash-8 leading.
Welcome to the Shenandoah Valley...you're not from around here, are you?
25 years after the merger, either someone apparently didn't get the memo...or that sign got a quality paint job from the N&W!
