Glistening in morning light, No. 188 charges into the hamlet of Salem, Va., behind a pair of brand-new ES44AC's leading the heavy manifest train toward Roanoke with a monster 10-locomotive consist... (more)

A duo of sparkling-clean ES44AC's, delivered to Norfolk Southern within the last week, glisten in morning sun, as they lead manifest train No. 188 down the 1.5-percent decent in Shawsville, Va., o... (more)

Sometimes one gets lucky with the lighting, and today was one of those times! After a heavy rain shower had previously pounded the area, the sun decides to pop out, creating this dramatic scene of... (more)

Soft summer light and a tranquil Southwestern Virginia scene set the stage for eastbound time-freight No. 38Q, as it whines down the 1.5-percent grade through Shawsville, Va., behind an interestin... (more)

With afternoon thunderstorms rolling through the area NS 821 with the Erie Heritage unit attacks the grade with a long string of empty hoppers in tow

Climbing upgrade on the former N&W through the pastoral fields of Shawsville, Virginia.

The "Office Car Special" is eastbound as it traverses downgrade by the small town of Shawsville enroute to Altoona.

Stack train 201 climbs the mountain in Shawsville behind a trio of GE products.

Digging in and laying sand on a westbound fantrip on the Christiansburg grade.

In a lush Spring setting, No. 925 climbs Christiansburg Mountain with a GE wide-cab leading three EMD's, while passing through the beautiful hamlet of Shawsville, Va., in gorgeous afternoon light.... (more)

A well powered loaded coal train enters the Roanoke Valley near Shawsville

A " J" on its home rails- CPLs, telephone poles and Virginia mountain scenery--it does not get any better for an N&W fan!

While early morning haze and mist lies in the still valley, Southern No. 630 storms up Christiansburg Mountain while throwing out a majestic plume of white smoke contrasting against the surroundin... (more)

In gorgeous afternoon lighting, Norfolk Southern's Honoring Our Veterans locomotive leads No. 15T westward, through a beautiful pastoral scene, while assaulting Christiansburg Mountain with a shor... (more)

Downhill running can have its attractions. As the heat bears down and cicadas buzz in the trees, the sound of dynamic brakes echos off the hills, and as the units go past the "electric" sounds ar... (more)