Local freight NS V77 brings four grain hopper south through Ferrum, VA on the Winston Salem district. Note the leading GP60 still in the thoroughbred scheme.

Local freight NS V77 brings four grain hopper south through Ferrum, VA on the Winston Salem district. Note the leading GP60 still in the thoroughbred scheme.

The Tennessee Alabama and Georgia RR heritage unit leads NS 18W southbound on the Winston Salem district in Ferrum, VA at sunset.

Manifest NS 392 rolls south through Ferrum, Va with 1066 leading the way.

The Jersey Central heritage unit leads NS 272 south in Ferrum, Va.

8100 lugging the 272 through Ferrum.

The 4000/8103 duo leading the 747 through Ferrum.

A colorful head end compliments of the Central New Jersey and Reading heritage units lead the 746 through Ferrum.

746 clears the Ferrum signal on a beautiful spring afternoon.

The blue twins bringing the 746 through historic Ferrum.

64M tops the grade in Ferrum amid a brilliant backdrop of fall color.

NS 756 tops a grueling grade just as it enters the village of Ferrum Virginia. From here the pumpkin vine meanders down through the Blue Ridge foothills on it's way to the next town of Henry.

The "Belews Brothers" lead another coal train south on the Punkin Vine just before dark, with about 3.5 more hours to go before arriving at Belews Creek Steam Station. The Winston-Salem ... (more)

NS 754 crawls its way upgrade just north of Ferrum, VA hammering away in notch 8.

NS 8099 Southern heritage unit operating as V41 through Ferrum Virginia