Boy were we spoiled! From 1987 to 1992 both of these fantastic steam engines were running mainline excursions and ferry moves on the Norfolk Southern System. This double headed run is somewhere so... (more)
Old signals and SD40-2s, can you get any more foamy than that? Upon hearing that CSX would be running a loaded CWR train down the Clinchfield with an SD40-2 pair, me and my good friend Jasper m... (more)
N&W 1200s were not used on the Shenandoah Division north of Roanoke in the days of steam because of their lack of cab signals. But here's the restored 1218 in 1990 on a circle trip out of Roanoke... (more)
NW 1218 is on a circle trip out of Roanoke, northbound on the Shenandoah Valley line, heading to Natural Bridge Station and an eastbound connection to the old C&O main. It will then return to N&W... (more)
NW 1218 and 611 are doubleheading and darkening the skies during a runby on the eastbound leg of a Roanoke-Radford round trip.
NW 1218 doubleheading with NW 611 east of Radford during the 1987 NRHS Convention
The NW 1218 is eastbound in the James River Valley on a circle trip from Roanoke to Balcony Falls on the C&O, down to Lynchburg, and back to Roanoke over Blue Ridge.
The 40th anniversary re-creation of the Norfolk and Western's "Powhatan Arrow" on an afternoon "Lynchburg turn" excursion. No tool car, with all available original 1949 Powh... (more)
Running long hood forward N&W SD45 1751 leads a manifest up Christiansburg Grade.
NS heritage unit 8103 leads NS 64W past the 80.1 intermediates just North of the NC state line. this train is headed for the Winston Salem Southbound.
N&W 611 passes through a piece of horse country in the mountains of Virginia.
