Under the cover of darkness, NS 217 rushes through Shawsville, Va with a friendly wave from the conductor in the old paint Dash-9.
In snow left over from a white Christmas, NS 65D rushes up grade in Shawsville, with an NS ACe and a pair of CSX GE's for power.
NS 51J climbs Christiansburg Mountain on Main Two at Shawsville. You could really see some great consists during the Conrail split-up era. Here we find two UP SD40-2s bracketing a Rio Grande tunne... (more)
I shot eastbound 18M with these Union Pacific units in perfect light two days ago, but now the westbound counterpart comes in the cover of darkness. Here 19M rushes west through Shawsville, Va on ... (more)
Night has fallen as NS 821 heads west through "John Farm" in Shawsville, Virginia.
After a lengthy stop in Christiansburg, NS 18M is back under way and heading toward a crew change and yard work in Roanoke. Seen here in Shawsville, Va, a pair of clean Union Pacific motors lead t... (more)
With the Nickel Plate Road heritage unit in charge, NS 825 slowly pulls up Christiansburg grade. A 25MPH speed restriction is in place as ties and crossings in the area are replaced.
Not long after 22A passes by, empty grain train 51W follows closely behind as they head up the hill.
A still relatively new AC44C6M leads westbound 22A through Shawsville, Va.
The blue 4001 pulls NS 815 west through control point Arthur in Shawsville, Va on a beautiful November afternoon.
Snaking through the S curve in Shawsville is NS 815 with 4001 on point.
With an SD70ACC rebuild on point, NS 22A rumbles west through Shawsville, Va.
The sun has gone down over the mountain for the day, leaving a colorful sky behind for NS 15T as it thunders through CP Arthur in Shawsville, Va.
A very relaxed looking engineer brings his train downgrade through Shawsville. The concrete slab in the foreground is the foundation of the former Shawsville Depot.