After waiting at Broughton in the siding for a northbound, CSX train X645 gets its turn and rolls through Roanoke on a cool late night. A section of its autoracks are seen streaking through Depot... (more)

Nearly 8,000 feet of train pull through the northend of Standing Rock with GE power on the point.

Looking across track 2 and 1 at Purvis, a CSX general purpose locomotive takes some time off with several cars in the LaGrange Yard.

It's nice to see the YN2 scheme still on some of the CSX power. One of several intermodal trains that pass through here daily, has a Bright Future engine leading the way.

A conductor holds on to CSX locomotive #6460 as the engineer moves it from the siding to the main. After moving some cars around, this crew is finish for today and will tie this train down.

Wasting no time, one of CSX's Q series train rush through Roanoke with stack containers. Tonight it's operating as X125 and with all power on the head-end. The engines leave a trail of light as t... (more)

On the way north, a mixed freight train stops on the main to add some cars to its consist. Switching to the siding, the conductor holds on to the fourth engine as they prepare to pick up two cars... (more)

Hoopers quickly pass through Dickert behind three CSX engines. Today all its power is on the front end, but generally one locomotive brings up the rear.

The last train before sunset is operating with BNSF power and a little over 5,000 feet of containers. Within an hour another train will roll through but in darkness.

A consist of containers are brought through Roanoke with three BNSF engines on the point.

There's always a possibility of a fire during rail grinding. A crossstie has ignited from the hot metal shavings from a Loram rail grinder. The grinders have water for this exact reason but appar... (more)

Some Ballast Regulators are running and waiting to get to work, while containers are set and ready for pick up. A massive intermodal train (225 cars) moves over the mainline with a DPU in the mid... (more)

On a beautiful evening in Wadley, the next train to pass through is a colorful intermodal southbound. New crossties wait for installment and this now obsolete train is making a daily run.

EMD power and welded rail take a shower as rain moves into Roanoke.

Only 1,559 feet long, this very short train assembly heads north with one locomotive on the point and a DPU on the rear. The trailing unit is CSXT #905.