A loaded coal train heads east through Ironto, Va along the Whitethorne district.

Loaded coal train NS 810 heads east through Ironto, VA on the Whitethorne district.

A loaded grain train heads east through Ironto, Va along the Whitethorne district.

A rare westbound thunders up the Whitethorne district with a UP ACe leader. It’s seen here rolling over top of Northfork Road.

NS 62U makes its way east through Ironto, VA.

A pair of Canadian Pacific GE's leads NS 6D4 east through Ironto, Va on the Whitethorne District.

Eastbound coal train NS 820 rumbles through Riverside, Va on the Whitethorne District with an ES44DC leader.

Eastbound coal train NS 820 rumbles through Ironto, Va on the Whitethorne District.

The blue AC44C6M #4000 leads loaded coal train NS 578 east through Ironto, Va on the Whitethorne district.

The Nickel Plate heritage unit leads NS 194 east through Ironto, Va on the Whitethorne District (Ex-Virginian).

The final stop in the long chase of NS 6D4 comes from Ironto, Va on the Whitethorne District. CP 7023 leads the train that is now only a few minutes from reaching Roanoke, Va. There the power will... (more)

Spring is begging to emerge in the Roanoke Valley as NS 8128 leads coal train 746 out the east portal of Slate Hill Tunnel on the NS Whitethorn District.

A westbound train of Belews Creek empties climbs the eastern divide among some of the best autumn colors in several years west of Roanoke.

EMD SD70M-2 demonstrator units 75 and 76 are about to lead NS train 194 into Roanoke after a crew change; crew member entering the cab demonstrates how the new nose design has more headroom.

SD70M-2 DEMO units #75 & #76 lead NS train 194 into Roanoke, VA on their first run over a mainline railroad.