westbound led by a former Conrail unit heads uphill out of Shawsville

Westbound manifest freight emerges from a tunnel and heads into the setting sun at about 1800.

J Class 611 at the Shawsville

Operation Lifesaver 9255 leads NS 825 up the mountain at Shawsville, VA

N&W whistle posts are on either side of the tracks guarding the crossing location where I am shooting the train.