Hopper train NS 77A rushes west through Shawsville, Va.

Westbound intermodal train 29G works its way up Christiansburg Grade as it makes its way past a blooming Bradford Pear tree at John Farm.

After making a stop to turn the second unit on, NS 821 continues west past the blooming Bradford Pear trees at John Farm on a beautiful spring evening.

A dash 9 pulls empty grain train NS 51X west through Shawsville, Va by some blooming Bradford Pear trees.

An AC44C6M rebuild leads manifest NS 15T west out of Montgomery tunnel.

Spring is here on the Christiansburg District. NS 22A roars by a white bradford pear tree in Shawsville, Va.

With a pair of BNSF GE's on point, NS 19M rolls west through Shawsville, Va after dark.

Hopper train NS 821 struggles up Christiansburg grade in Shawsville with a pair of AC44C6M's.

NS 393 charges out of Montgomery tunnel with the Wabash in charge.

The mountains in the area give a nice back drop for NS 393 as it struggles up grade with a long string of empty autoracks. The Wabash heritage unit leads the train toward Bluefield, Wv for it's ne... (more)

Not far behind 393 with Wabash leading is NS 821 with the Pennsylvania heritage unit in charge. It's seen here charging up grade through Shawsville, Va at "John Farm" on a warm March aft... (more)

Another day and another NS 393 with the Wabash leading. In 7 days this unit has led the same train west through the area three times. This time no chase, just a one and done shot at John Farm in S... (more)

NS 393 rumbles through Shawsville, Va with the Wabash in charge.

After a good while where foreign power was extremely hard to come by on NS, it seems to be making a slow and steady comeback as 2 CSX GEVOs and a BNSF T4 GEVO lead 218 east towards Roanoke.

On a beautiful and warm February morning, NS 393 rolls west through Shawsville, Va.