Summer storms are plaguing the southern end of the Shenandoah Valley on a HOT July afternoon. Making a mad dash through town, NS 304 sprints through the town of Buena Vista, Virginia, splitting th... (more)

With last light, NS 15T passes Buena Vista with 8104 on the point

NS 11Z rolls south through Buena Vista, VA with the VGN leading.

11Z with the "Virginian" heritage unit leading heads south along the South River on a nice spring afternoon.

11Z with the "Virginian" heritage unit leading, pauses near a rockface after meeting a northbound.

Vista Visits: NS 8001 leads southbound manifest NS 11Z southbound through Buena Vista, Virginia, as it makes a final push toward Roanoke, Virginia, before dark.

Sunset Show: NS 3649 leads manifest 13Z southbound through Buena Vista, Virginia, as the sun begins to lower for the day.

Colorful Visitors: NS 13Z, led by UP 8571, hurls south through Buena Vista, Virginia, as the train also had a BNSF trailing 3rd with an NS SD70ACU sandwiched in the middle. The train brings in ni... (more)

Golden light shines down on a freshly painted Reading heritage unit as it brings NS 11Z south through Buena Vista, VA.

Buena Vista Curves: As NS 12Z came north on the line, Buena Vista, VA was the spot decided by the dispatcher to have a running meet with NS 13Z led by the Illinois Terminal heritage unit. Seen he... (more)

Snap and Go: As I continued my chase south of the NS 1072 IT heritage unit toward Roanoke, I pulled off to the side of the ride at a crossing just on the outskirts of Buena Vista, VA before tryin... (more)

Norfolk Southern train 304 (Roanoke, VA-Shenandoah, VA manifest) rolls northbound on the NS Roanoke District through the city of Buena Vista, Virginia. Buena Vista is Spanish for "good view... (more)

15T cruises through Buena Vista with the Virginian heritage unit in the wrong position.

NS 11Z slows to a stop on the siding at Buena Vista as NS 16T passes on the main in the last gasps of golden light

Southbound 11Z passes through Buena Vista, VA on their way towards Roanoke, as the aftermath of a storm back towards Midvale leaves a rainbow behind.