2 EX Conrail SD80MACs along with the Southern heritage unit lead the NS 213 south near Ruffin.
While waiting for Norfolk & Western 611's ferry move from Roanoke, VA to Spencer, NC, an NS mixed freight rolls through Ruffin, NC on a bitterly cold yet beautiful winter morning.
The N&W Class J 611 heads south on the Piedmont to Spencer.
The CP 6251 leads the 13R south on an elevated curve near Ruffin.
The NS 1070 Wabash leads the NS 218 south through Ruffin.
Southbound manifest with some power pretty rare to see in these parts. A CN locomotive that's not a SD70M-2 or a GEVO, and a patched SP AC4400CW trailing 3rd out!
611 finally on the road with the inagural run home to Roanoke, Virginia.
NS 957 with N&W 611 on the point glides just north of Ruffin, NC as the sun peeks out behind the clouds at Pryor Grain Company.
During N&W 611's glorious return to Roanoke, we see her thundering north at 40 MPH near Ruffin, NC.
Finding a photo opportunity with no bystanders was a nearly impossible task on this hot May afternoon. With over 2,000 people standing by the tracks to watch this engine steam by, I found a spot t... (more)
Norfolk & Western Class J #611 storms through Ruffin, North Carolina.
Southbound Office Car Special heading south to the annual Masters' Tournament in Augusta,GA.
The deadhead move to the Masters rounds a curve near Ruffin, NC. A video of this scene can be found here.
Southbound piggyback flies by one maintenance car parked in a siding at the small town of Ruffin
129 passes by a colorful tree in Ruffin
