NS train 16T goes into the siding at Vaughn Summit to meet train 15T. #716

NS train 16T glides over the high trestle at Compton with a large cut of Amtrak hoppers. #716

NS train 12Z stretches out over the Compton trestle a fall morning in the Shenandoah Valley. #716

A small pocket of sunlight appears as NS 1030 comes south. #716

Fall continues to come to life in the Shenandoah Valley and it can be captured no place like Compton! #716

On Saturday, October 17, this location had 7 railfans from 3 different states. A day later, it's back to just one as the recently added train 12Z quickly glides over the high trestle. The power is... (more)

Fall is coming to the Shenandoah Valley, as NS 8090 leads the southbound counterpart to train 12Z. #716

Fall is coming to the Shenandoah Valley, as NS 8007 leads train 12Z over the high trestle at Compton. #716

NS 4047 makes a return to the Shenandoah Valley as it leads a 5 engine northbound mixed freight. #716

NS train 202 makes its way north on warm October morning while the leaves are still a few weeks away from peak color. #716

Are you seeing BLUE? The NS Conrail unit was added in Vardo to the front of NS 42T and leads a grain train headed for the CW in Harrisonburg, VA. #716

NS train 15T comes south after meeting train 18T just north of Riverton Junction (Ashby/Success) as the redbud continues to bloom in the Shenandoah Valley. #716

NS train 18T clears the crosses the bridge at Compton and continues its journey north. You could almost smell the paint on the third engine (NS 4430) even from where I was standing. Social distanc... (more)

"Purple Mountain Majesties!" The redbud trees have sprung in Virginia as NS train 15T comes south on a beautiful spring day in the Shenandoah Valley. The Governor has recently encouraged... (more)

Another warm March afternoon in the Shenandoah Valley as NS train 15T comes south over the trestle known as Jeremy's Run. This is my kind of "social distancing!" #716