On the Chesapeake Western branch to Harrisonburg.

A Norfolk Southern manifest heads towards Roanoke and points south as it splits the junction with the branch to Harrisonburg.

NS SD70ACe #1067, the Reading Lines heritage unit, leads manifest 11Z on one of the locomotive's first runs following repaint. The timing and lighting were perfect for a multiple-location chase on... (more)

11Z, led by the "Virginian" heritage unit barrels through Elkton on its way south after switching in Shenandoah yard.

The sound of GE’s in notch 8 echoes through the corn fields just west of Elkton, VA. 50K is down on its knees at 5 miles an hour making the assault on Johnson’s Hill, the steepest grade on the... (more)

A brand new Wabtec/GE AC44C6M rebuild locomotive leading train 202 between Island Ford and Stonewall. NS 4455 was originally built as NS 9262 in 1998.

Early bird gets the worm! NS 7642 leads train 18T and clears the signal at Stonewall with the Penn Central HU trailing third. NS 7644 would lead the next day. #716

The Reading Lines Heritage Unit leads a mixed freight train through the signals at Stonewall. #716

NS train 15T wakes up the small town of Elkton, VA on a warm summer day. #716

The Miller Coors switcher leaves a series of tank cars and returns to the rest of the train on a beautiful summer morning. Massanutten Mountain can be seen in the distance. #716

NS hotshot intermodal train 202 (Rossville, TN - Rutherford, PA) passing the local V83 at Island Ford.

Hotshot intermodal train 202 (Rossville, TN - Rutherford, PA) at Big Run.

The winter months have me longing for the hot sunny days of August. NS CW train V92 approaches the signal at Elkton to go out on the main and begin its trip north to Shenandoah, VA.

The winter months have me longing for the hot sunny days of August. NS train 201 comes south through the small town of Elkton will a brand new leader on the point.

NS 18T makes the final northbound move into Shenandoah, VA after letting 202 go north and 201 go south.