Arcadian Afternoons: NS 4530 leads NS 12Z north through the N&W CPLs in Arcadia, VA as the train continues its journey on old N&W territory on the Shenandoah Valley

Pkin North: The RDPU of NS 3611 passes the N&W CPL at Pkin, as the train continues its upgrade journey through the mountains of the Shenandoah valley.

An AC44C6M is in read DPU service as it shoves NS 12Z north through the CPL signal in Cloverdale, VA.

Meeting North: The Rear DPU of NS 12Z knocks down the N&W CPLs at Arcadia, Virginia, as the train meets an incoming southbound 11Z, who was sitting in the siding. If you look closely at the right... (more)

Passing the Historic Signals. On its way through the valley, 12Z passes the remnant N&W signals at Arcadia that are still in use.

Waynesboro Ghost: The RDPU of NS 12Z heads north through Waynesboro, VA, as KCS 4552, one of the grey ghost heritage units, does the honors. This was the first time in years that one of these uni... (more)

Norfolk Southern 12Z is climbing up the NS Roanoke District out of Roanoke on its way to Shenandoah, Virginia. At Vesuvius, VA - the northbound navigates a series of curves that allow northbound t... (more)

The rear distributed power unit on a northbound train rounding a sharp curve.

The conductor is on the ground inspecting the rear of a northbound train entering the siding between Arcadia and Solitude. Norfolk & Western color position light signals still protect the interloc... (more)

Last touch of fall: NS 12Z chugs north through Arcadia, VA in the mid-morning hours as it heads into the siding to meet an incoming southbound NS 11Z. Of note, this siding is rarely used for meets... (more)

NS 12Z comes into Radford to work the yard with an AC44C6M in the lead.

“Conrail blue, a blue sky, and the blue ridge” On a beautiful summer evening, Norfolk Southern’s Conrail heritage unit is the only unit up front as it leads NS train 12Z (Knoxville, TN-Bing... (more)

Briefly following a heavy thunderstorm, Norfolk Southern train 12Z (Knoxville, TN-Enola, PA manifest) rolls through the farmland, near Elkton, Virginia northbound on the NS Hagerstown District. Lo... (more)

Norfolk Southern train 12Z (Knoxville, TN-Binghamton, NY manifest) rolls through the crop fields in Stuarts Draft, Virginia northbound on the NS Roanoke District.

NS 12Z, with a solid EMD lashup, sits halted over the beautiful ex-Reading lines bridge that crosses the Susquehanna river in Harrisburg Pennsylvania.