First and second generation EMDs sit side by side at the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke. GP9 #521 is dressed in Norfolk & Western's "Tuscan Red" passenger livery, while GP30 #522 we... (more)

Three Tidewater bound coal trains wait to depart Roanoke on a rain slick August 1983 night. Coal loads from Roanoke follow the gentle profile of the Virginian, avoiding Blue Ridge grade. Visible ... (more)

Wow, Dad! Look at how big that engine is!

The iconic N&W #611

In the hole at Glade Spring, VA waiting for a westbound to clear. Patience... the time is near!

Heading home. After being repainted by NS in Chattanooga, NW 1776 returns to the Virginia Museum of Transportation for a dedication ceremony the following day. A fitting scene for my 1776th... (more)

The crew on N&W Extra 41 West job brief before departure. Equipment and personel from the Roanoke Chapter NRHS gave short rides at the Virginia Museum of Transportation on the weekend of Feb.9th a... (more)

Loaded NS export coal train in Roanoke with classic NS EMD high-hood power and a run through Cotton Belt GE || December 1998

NS SD40-2 6140 leads a short local through downtown Roanoke || December 1998

NS local power moving through downtown Roanoke in April 1999

NS loaded coal train in Roanoke behind a mix of GE and EMD power || June 1998

Coal Movin' Machines. A pair of AC's and a pair of DC's sit next to a sea of black diamonds in the former Virginian South Yard in Roanoke as spring has arrived.

N&W 1218 waits for her next assignment whenever that day comes.

NS 3327 leads NS 6078 and NS 7129 with a single stack container train thru the snow near Roanoke. It would be quite a few years before these containers could be double stacked on NS trains travel... (more)