Southbound NS 11Z drops the signal to red at Vesuvius, VA.

With stick season already here in the Shenandoah Valley NS 11Z passes the CPLs at Summit at 22:07 with the Virginian heritage unit on the Point as 16T waits in the siding.

NS 9846 leads NS 11Z southbound through the control point at Lithia, passing the case mounted CPL mast guarding the single track.

NS 11Z breaks the silence of the small community of Midvale, VA deep in the Shenandoah Valley ripping south to Roanoke. The interlocking at Midvale is still guarded by N&W hardware which is over 8... (more)

NS 9747 pushed 11Z up the grade and over Compton bridge on its way to Shenandoah

After an intense rainstorm, 11Z sits on the main while NS 288, an intermodal/trash train combination heads north. Meanwhile a switcher works the yard. This was all made possible by the third tra... (more)

For maybe the last time on the Valley Line, an NS thoroughbred #9747 pushes the end of 11Z as a RDPU passing the CPLs at Warren

An SD70Ace duo brings 11Z south through the interlocking at Midvale, still guarded by Norfolk & Western color position light signals.

NS 11Z passes the N&W CPLs at Bentonville with spring quickly arriving. Canon 6Dii, 75mm at ISO 400 and f/5.6, Canon 75-300.

11Z heads south after a fresh snow with the Shenandoah River visible in the background.

With a fresh snow from the previous evening still on the trees, the sun hangs in there just enough to illuminate the head end of 11Z crossing the "Compton" trestle. Note the freshly pai... (more)

11Z sails across the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct in a scene that reminds me of the Windows XP background Bliss.

NS 11Z crosses the Martins Creek Viaduct at Kingsley PA.

NS 11Z passes by the CPL at control point Cloverdale with 8114 in the lead.

NS 11Z passes by the CPL and whistle post at control point Lithia with 8114 in the lead.