201 climbs Christiansburg mountain on a sunny July 4th afternoon.

Westbound empties climb Christiansburg Mountain at Shawsville behind a C39/SD60 duo.

Here's one of the more exotic consists I was able to capture during my early days of shooting around Roanoke. NS 147 heads west through Shawsville behind a typical NS leader, followed by CNW 4551 ... (more)

Sheer skill, power and might prevail over gravity and wet rail as 611 begins to climb back up to track speed after nearly stalling just a few hundred yards back on the unforgiving Christiansburg M... (more)

N&W 611 puts on a show as she works hard to climb the Christiansburg grade.

N&W Class J 611 westbound on a roundtrip Roanoke VA to Walton VA excursion

The Westbound leg of the afternoon excursion to Walton passes through the farmland near Shawsville.

Climbing Christiansburg Grade near Shawsville, Virginia, N&W J Class 611 puts on a magnificent show as it marches along home rails.

A quiet afternoon in Shawsville, VA is interrupted by the thundering exhaust of N&W 611 working hard to climb Christiansburg Mountain, where three generations of farmers are hard at work picking b... (more)

Norfolk and Western class J number 611 leads the eastbound "Pelican" excursion train downgrade at Shawsville, Virginia, returning to Roanoke with a full train of passengers on July 4, 20... (more)

Norfolk and Western 611 adds a little life to an otherwise grim scene at Shawsville, VA.

Roanoke's "Rock Star" locomotive, N&W 611, marches her train up Christiansburg Mountain, rounding the bend at Friendship Road, with views of the of the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in ... (more)

N&W 611 pulls 21 passenger cars up the Christiansburg Grade through Shawsville, VA. This is one of many S-Curves along the route.

N&W 611 rolls through Shawsville in a drenching rain.

N&W 611 is down to an absolute crawl through Shawsville, nearly stalling on the grade but putting on a fantastic show.