Portrait of a railroader.. Lerro Productions/Virginia Museum of Transportation.
Norfolk & Western 4-8-4 611 impatiently waits for departure while the loading dock workers mill about on this cool November evening. One of the many scenes recreated during this year's Lerro Produ... (more)
In the early morning hours in November of 1956, N&W employee Matt Crouch prepares N&W 1218 for a days run on the Blue Ridge.
N&W C628 #1111 on the point of an eastbound merchandise train in Roanoke, June 1971.
Sometimes the best train watching spots are far away from the tracks. From the top of Mill Mountain, one can see nearly every train through the busy city of Roanoke. Here what looks to be a pair o... (more)
The sun has set, the passengers are off the train, and all that's left to do after today's round trip excursion from Roanoke to Bluefield, WV is reverse the special back into the yard. Note the do... (more)
Nickel plated nightime at Roanoke
The Virginia Autumn Special waits to reload passengers as an NS freight passes by.
Watauga Valley NRHS "Virginia Autumn Special" at station after turning on wye in Roanoke. Preparing for departure (and crew change)
Ex-SOU 3266.
Ex-N&W 1362. This unit would later become a GP38-2 rebuild for BNSF (BNSF 2004).
An empty hopper train heads west through downtown Roanoke behind an SD50 and SD40-2.
