Listen to the dynamic brakes whine! Tune out the diesel exhaust and the electrical sound is reminiscent of heavy duty electrics as this consist holds back a huge coal train descending the Christi... (more)

The crew aboard 611 waives as they go by photographers and children in Shawsville.

NS 957 with N&W 611 on point storms up grade at Shawsville as all the railfans present get a shower of cinders in the process

Norfolk and Western 611 works hard to pull the westbound Pelican up the Christiansburg Mountain as crouds gather here in Shawsville to shoot it as it heads toward the wye at Walton (Radford).

The crowds are gone with 611's passing and a westbound freight heads up Christiansburg Hill in front of only a handful of photographers. Two hours earlier, Shawsville had dozens and dozens of phot... (more)

Running about an hour ahead of the 611 excursion, 27V rolls through Shawsville, bound for Bristol and points beyond.

After a brief passing shower the light started to break through the clouds at Shawsville just in time for the the "Pelican" to pass the large farm just outside the center of town. The 1950 Roanoke... (more)

Western Virginia is a very scenic place and the small town of Shawsville is no exception. The Norfolk Southern (former Norfolk & Western) Christiansburg district runs through the center of town an... (more)

The NW 611 glides down the hill at Shawsville with the "Pelican." The train went West to Walton and turned around on the wye for the return trip. This was the last run of the weekend. Image taken ... (more)

Western Virginia is a very scenic place and the small town of Shawsville is no exception. The Norfolk Southern (former Norfolk & Western) Christiansburg district runs through the center of town an... (more)

The Norfolk Southern Research Train passes the farm at Shawsville after the NW 611 made her final run from Walton to Roanoke for the weekend.

N&W 611 makes a spirited run up Christiansburg Mountain at Shawsville, VA with The Pelican in tow.

Sparks fly as the Loram Railgrinder works their way Westbound on main 1 through Shawsville, with several MOW vehicles and the "baby grinder" behind to do the crossings.

Three young boys watch as N&W J class #611 leads The Pelican eastbound through Shawsville, VA. Sometimes the shot you didn't plan for turns out to be your favorite of the trip. That is cert... (more)

Eastbound intermodal train 23G passes through the farmland at Shawsville.