A pair of UP SD60Ms lead the NS 38Q Knoxville, TN to Harrisburg, PA manifest from West Virginia into Maryland over the Potomac River. Also in the consist is NS 2525 (SD70), NS 2674 (SD70M-2), NS 5... (more)

Norfolk Southern 38Q is eastbound through Crockett, Virginia, just east of Rural Retreat on a very pleasant May 13, 2014.

While local power switches the yard, Norfolk Southern train No. 38Q departs Bristol, Virginia, after a quick crew change on May 13, 2014.

Norfolk Southern train 38Q crosses the south fork of the Holston River at Bluff City, Tennessee, on the morning of May 13, 2014. Powering the train is a mixed consist of EMD SD60I No. 6757, GE C44... (more)

38Q pulls out of the siding at Schuleen after meeting 15T. Schuleen is the east end of the siding at Marion. Marion is located on the Pulaski District at MP 364. The Pulaski District runs from Wal... (more)

NY Central Heritage leads; Norfolk and Portsmouth Belt Line is third unit of the eastbound.

A smoking NS D9, with a rare RP14BD numbered 2121 in the lash up as well, also a classic car in the frame.

Soft summer light and a tranquil Southwestern Virginia scene set the stage for eastbound time-freight No. 38Q, as it whines down the 1.5-percent grade through Shawsville, Va., behind an interestin... (more)

38Q pulls into Enola Yard with a couple Union Pacific units leading an NS ES40DC.

A shiny new horse gallops eastbound through Elliston, Va., on the point of No. 38Q, as late afternoon sun glistens off the side of the freshly painted locomotive.

A very late running 38Q crosses Rockville Bridge headed for Enola. With the Lurgan Branch plugged with trains all day it took this crew all but 12 hrs to go 85 rail miles.

It's set off in Bristol complete train 38Q heads on east to Roanoke

The Nickel Plate Road heritage locomotive trails on the 38Q.

Darkness falls, as NS 38Q streaks into the old Norfolk and Western CPL's at Stones Mill situated in the quaint community of Wytheville, VA as the train rushes east with a heavy manifest train in t... (more)