NS high priority intermodal 217 charges up the Christiansburg grade at Shawsville, VA with a trio of Dash 9s doing the honors.

Hotshot intermodal NS 217 rushes west through Wabun, VA on a hot August morning.

NS 217 soars over Coopers Trestle in Bramwell, WV.

After a crew change, NS 217 rolls west out of Bluefield yard with the Jersey Central heritage in the lead.

Seen from above, NS 217 rushes west with the Jersey Central heritage unit leading the charge.

I think she needs a wash... Ns 217 picks up speed quickly NB through Landis after stopping momentarily for a very late SB NS 203.

217 heads through High Point with the Penn Central Heritage Unit leading northbound on a hot late spring morning.

Westbound intermodal NS 217 pulls upgrade just past control point Montgomery on the Christiansburg district.

NS 217 fights upgrade through Shawsville, Va with an old pain D9 leader.

An old paint dash 9 leads intermodal NS 217 west through Salem, Va on the Christiansburg district.

Again, the sun pops out at just the right time for NS 217. After picking up a crew to deadhead to Williamson, WV, the train has departed the yard and rolls west through Bluefield, Virginia.

NS 217 slowly makes its way into Bluefield, WV on the very western end of the Christiansburg district. This view is obtained from the route 460 overpass.

Rumbling alongside Ingleside Road in Oakvale, WV, NS 217 continues west toward its final destination of Chicago, Ill.

NS 217 rumbles west through Oakvale, Wv beside the old Oakvale depot.

The sun pops out at just the right time as intermodal NS 217 rockets west through Narrows, Va with an ES44AC in the lead.