NS 29G slowly climbs Christiansburg grade in Shawsville, Va with a new SD70ACe in charge.

An AC44C6M serves as the end train DPU on NS 23G as it heads eastbound in Shawsville, Va on the NS Christiansburg District.

SD70ACe #1044 leads NS 825 up Christiansburg grade in Shawsville, Va.

A newer Dash-9 leads NS 165 westbound in beautiful evening lighting in Shawsville, Va.

ACE #1148 leads 11 other locomotives up Christiansburg grade in Shawsville, Va. Most of the units are dead in tow. The SD70M-2's are heading for storage.

NS 201 rolls west in Shawsville, Va with a new SD70ACe in charge.

A brand new SD70ACC leads NS 29G through control point Arthur in Shawsville, Va.

EMD SD70ACU #7300 leads NS 29G westbound in Shawsville, Va.

An increasingly rare SD70M leads NS 201 westbound by the rock wall in Shawsville, Va at Friendship Rd.

A shot I've been waiting on for a couple of years now. NS 165 on track one begins to be overtaken by NS 201 on track two with an increasingly SD70M leader

NS 65W provided a very rare treat today. Leading the charge through Shawsville, Va is A BNSF dash-9 in H1 paint. There aren't many BNSF units left in this scheme, and to find one leading an NS tra... (more)

AC44C6M #4055 leads NS 29G westbound in Shawsville at Control Point Arthur.

A relatively clean SD70ACu leads NS 201 westbound through Shawsville, Va near the Friendship Rd. crossing.

On a day that provided two heritage units leading trains, the first would roll through Shawsville, Va with the original Norfolk Southern heritage unit leading the way on NS 27V.

A pair of big EMD's lead an empty export coal drag up the grade in Shawsville, Va.