M3R rumbles across the massive trestle spanning the Virginian mainline and the Roanoke River at Altavista, VA on a beautiful Spring afternoon in southcentral Virginia.
Westbound intermodal NS 217 works up Christiansburg grade in Shawsville. You'll notice on the mountains in the background that the dust from Africa has made it's way into the area.
Running long hood forward, and dragging up the grade from Priddy, 194 heads south into the evening sun at Brown Summit.
NS 8163 leads this El Paso to Mira Loma auto train on BNSF rails at Highgrove.
After pushing an eastbound coal drag over the famed "Elkhorn Grade", NS pusher set J55 emerges from a former N&W ice covered tunnel in Big Four on it's return trip to Farm.
Some bright fall colors still remain in Delaware as NS K52 runs on the Reybold Running track heading toward the Delaware City Refinery as it passes over County Road.
As the Ice melts outside Norfolk Southern's Big Four No. 1 Tunnel, J55 exits the west portal on its way to Farm to push another train back east and over the Elkhorn Grade.
J55 pusher set heads West past Bluefield, VA, headed towards Farm to assist another Eastbound. 77A Can be seen in the background waiting to depart behind the J55.
One of the newer 44AC's already prowling the Pokey as a "pusher"...
