The Illinois Terminal heritage unit leads loaded coal train NS 578 east through Glen Lyn, VA.

NS 29C makes its way west through Glen Lyn, VA with the Illinois Terminal heritage in the lead.

Norfolk Southern train 217 works its way west towards Chicago as rounds the sharp curve in Glen Lyn, VA on the Chirstiansburg District, just a few hundred feet from the VA/WV border.

During a late evening golden hour, NS 92Z dumps ballast along the Christiansburg District as it heads west towards Bluefield.

The sun has gone down over the mountain for the day as NS 815 rumbles west through Glen Lyn, Va with 4000 in the lead.

NS 393, with Wabash heritage unit #1070 leading, flies west along Norfolk Southern's Christiansburg District outside of Glen Lyn, VA on March 7, 2021. Zoom pan at 1/13th a second.

Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1101 speeds east at CP Glen Lyn on the late afternoon of February 20, 2021 as a westbound manifest freight occupies the southside main. This piece of railroad was orig... (more)

NS 743 passes by the no longer in service AEP Glen Lyn power plant with a heritage unit duo.

NS 19M passes west by the now shut down AEP power plant in Glen Lyn, Va with the original NS heritage unit leading.

The Southern heritage unit rounds the curve at Glen Lyn, Va as it leads NS 763 westbound into West Virginia.

SD70ACC 1821 pulls NS 29G west through a curve in Glen Lyn, Va. The West Virginia state line is just about half a mile ahead.

The clouds have started to overtake the hills as NS 6708 continues its journey.

Former N&W SD40-2, 6083, leads an eastbound coal train along the New River at Glen Lyn, VA. In the background is the Glen Lyn Power Plant. Also visible are several of the bridge piers that carried... (more)

Drifting downgrade with coal cars and about to round the big curve to pick up the gentle grade of the New River for the eastbound run to Roanoke. Was it really almost thirty years ago.

Eastbound 780 passes by the now closed AEP power plant at Glen Lyn with NS 8114, the original Norfolk Southern heritage unit, leading 100 PGNX loads.