It's just after 3AM and coal loads heading to Norfolk, VA break the peaceful silence of this once-busy industrial area of Altavista, Virginia. Most of the infrastructure of this industrial park se... (more)

Z209 heads southbound towards Wadesboro with a classic SD40-2 leading.

In the early morning hours of a cool spring day, the Norfolk & Western's signature CPL style signals stand guard at control point Dogwood, just outside of Altavista, displaying its 'stop' indicati... (more)

The Saturday morning run of N&W 611 excursions to Roanoke from Greensboro passes through the S-Curve at Hardy, nearing the home city of the J, Roanoke.

The Sunday morning run of the Greensboro to Roanoke N&W 611 excursion crosses the Kate's Creek Trestle just West of Goodview, about 30 minutes out of Roanoke on the old Virginian Railway.

Putting on a show coming out of a stop for an HEP problem, the Eastbound return trip of the N&W 611 Greensboro-Roanoke excursions passes over the high trestle just East of Hardy, crossing the Smit... (more)

Stalking the path of the former Virginian Railroad, Norfolk & Western 611 lines the Roanoke River with a trail of steam bearing a resemblance to a stream of cotton as the J Class works south throu... (more)

Running on the former Virginian mainline to Norfolk, loaded coal train 820 heads east over Kate's Creek trestle on the NS Altavista District on a beautiful winter afternoon.

Making its inaugural run of 2017, Norfolk and Western 611 marches towards Spencer, NC for its annual inspection prior to a busy excursion season. Following the old Virginian route between Roanoke ... (more)

Eastbound on the former Virginian, in route to Linwood, NC (via the ex-SOU at Hurt). Second unit is NS 7000, one of three GP40X's on the roster at the time.

NS M8M heads west through the secluded Smith Mountain lake headwaters on its way to Linwood, NC.

We're along the former Virginian Altavista District on a cold and snowy morning, as No. 814 rumbles into the community of Moneta, Va., behind a pair of ES44AC's; the second being NS' Southern heri... (more)

At sunset, Norfolk Southern manifest train No. 186 flies through Goodview, Va., with a heavy train in tow as it traverses the former Virginian Railway toward Altavista. The train has just departed... (more)

Just after departing Roanoke minutes before, Norfolk Southern ethanol loads roar through Stewardtsville, Va., behind a quartet of SD40-2's running in notch 8. The lead two are rare visitors from t... (more)

NS 764 storms through a light rain shower as it treks east on the former Virginian Altavista District in the quaint community of Moneta, VA with a pair of NS' newest horses guiding the train east ... (more)