The TAG heritage unit speeds through Elliston, VA with NS 127.

127 rolls west over the South Holston River in Bluff City, TN with the TAG up front.

The TAG heritage rolls by the depot in Bristol, VA.

The Tennessee Alabama and Georgia heritage unit leads NS 127 into Bristol, VA.

The Tennessee Alabama and Georgia heritage unit rolls through a dip in the tracks in Meadowview, VA with NS 127.

A rainy, dreary day finds manifest NS 127 rumbling west past code line polls in Groseclose, VA. The TAG heritage unit leads the train toward Bristol, TN/VA.

In some gorgeous evening sun, NS 127 heads west through the S curve in Shawsville, VA with the Virginian heritage unit in the lead.

Manifest NS 127 rolls west through Elliston, VA.

Manifest NS 127 leans into a curve in Wabun, VA with the Virginian in the lead. Coal loads dominate the beginning of the Manifest.

NS #127 departs Atlanta for Macon with a welcome SD70 leader

Wabun Westbounds: NS 7585 leads westbound manifest NS 127 through Wabun, Virginia, along the NS Christiansburg District. Interestingly, the first quarter of the train was loaded coal, which is mo... (more)

The New River is extremely high after tropical storm Helene came through as evident with this photo of NS 127 crossing over it.

A UP leader pulls NS 127 west through Pulaski, VA.

A UP leader pulls NS 127 west through Dublin, VA.

After working Radford yard, NS 127 gets going west again. It’s seen here crossing over the New River with a Union Pacific leader.