Westbound N&W train arriving in Roanoke behind SD45 #1706 || November 1971
During the July 4th week in Virginia, Heritage was not the only focus! After a complete repaint by the paint shop in Chattanooga, NW's Bicentennial SD45 #1776 is seen here posed in front of the o... (more)
This is a Gage Restraint Measurement Vehicle. I heard secondhand that Norfolk Southern had just bought it. What it is is at: http://www.ensco.com/index.cfm?page=319
Norfolk Southern SD60E number 6920 has been painted in a special scheme in honor of our Nations' Veterans and members of all branches of the Armed Services. It was assigned to train 812, 50 loads ... (more)
With the N&W and Interstate units in the background the NS Virginian heritage ACe takes center stage at Virginia's Museum of Transportation.
Four sets of power, two N&W cabooses and three various trains sit in the east end of the Roanoke Yard waiting to get crews and continue working on their assignments.
Norfolk Southern heritage units 1074 (Lackawanna) and 1071 (Jersey Central) pose side by side for a portrait at Schaffer's Crossing locomotive shop in Roanoke. Photo by Casey Thomason. For more ... (more)
NS 7115 leads an all EMD power move out of Roanoke Yard.
Two EMDs and an Alco lead a westbound N&W freight arriving at Roanoke, November 1970.
NS 8102 and NS 1070 (PRR and WAB) pull into South Yard after assignment to pusher service on a Blewes Creek coal train, as NS 1071 (IT) awaits to pull it's train to Lambert's Point. Shot from the ... (more)
This shot of NS 8103 train 820 is coming out of South Yard heading east on the old VGN.
Train 821 passes through downtown Roanoke with the NS 1069 on the point.
Train 821 passes through downtown Roanoke with the NS 1074 on the point.
