NS predecessor companies join hands nicely here. Southern RY. caboose on the rear of N&W ballast cars at Montview Yd. (Southern's yard. N&W's yard was Kinney)
When CSX was in the process of being created, NS insisted on being given trackage rights over the CSX between Balcony Falls, VA, and Lynchburg, VA. to create a "short cut" between their north-sout... (more)
Chessie System (C&O) extended vision caboose 3224 brings up the rear of a westbound train of mtys on the James River leaving Lynchburg.
Westbound manifest train, R301? or R303?, passes Loram equipment in the hole at the west end of the siding at Reusens. Nicely-painted, classic cantilever signal was retired and removed from servi... (more)
Two eastbound Chessie System C30-7's round the curve at Reusens next to the Hydroelectric plant on the James River. Milepost 150.7 + or -.
A friendly engineer in command of a pair of Chessie System C30-7's brings an eastbound past the Reusens hydroelectric plant.
2R has a great lashup this morning which includes a UP SD70M, and Conrail SD60i.
The Sandy Hook yard local approaches Southern Crossing where he will drop off a cut of cars that NS will pick up from the old main line.
On their first daylight run over the James River, the NS F-units lead the Augusta OCS North from Lynchburg.
Y120's conductor rides past ND Cabin on his way back to Sandy Hook (Notice the patched number board)
An Eastbound coal drag crosses the spot where Blackwater Creek dumps into the James River at the foot of Langley Memorial Fountain in downtown Lynchburg
The NS OCS crosses the James River just North of Lynchburg.
An Eastbound coal drag crosses Washington Street in downtown Lynchburg.
The Northbound Crescent crosses the James River on a cool summer morning.
Amtrak 20 crosses the James River with turbo belching thick, black smoke.
