Back when the EB local ran in daylight it was passing the little Methodist Church in this tiny former "tank town". Alas my foreground tree is no more.
A dirty Monongahela heritage unit leads NS 29C west through Shawsville Cut along the Christiansburg district.
Originally SOU, this model was unique to this system. I've always wondered why they changed the high short hood from the B23-7. Guess we'll never know. I think the extra lights SOU added probab... (more)
Originally SOU, this model was unique to this system. Here one is leading a mixed freight that ran with an EB number on this line. So much has changed. The "back track" is totally gon... (more)
Ten years and no repaint. I like the lines of the original SD40 better than the -2 so put a new electrical cabinet and and you've got the best of both worlds. We didn't get many of these beautie... (more)
WB freight comes out of the Middle Holston River's short gorge at the west end of town. The big snow would wait til March.
A westbound NS coal train eases around the track connecting the for Clinchfield with the former Southern Appalachia Sub. At present NS is not using the CSX track to get here.
The Norfolk Ford Assembly Plant ceased production on June 2007. In 2011, the main assembly building was purchased by Katoen Natie for $10.5 million to be used as a distribution hub for plastic pe... (more)
A switcher from the Commonwealth Railway is now assigned to the Rail Link contract at International Paper in Franklin, Virginia.
CSX’s OLS MAC rebuild leads CSX M308 west through Moss Run, VA.
CSX’s OLS MAC rebuild leads CSX M308 west through Covington, VA.
CSX’s OLS MAC rebuild leads CSX M308 west out the Clifton Forge Yard after working it and a crew change.
CSX’s OLS MAC rebuild leads a manifest west through Eagle Rock, VA.
CSX’s OLS MAC rebuild leads a manifest west through Natural Bridge, VA. The Norfolk Southern Roanoke district is above it.
