After slowing for a signal, N&W 611 is again accelerating NS Train 957 towards Lynchburg through the town of Blackstone on the NS Norfolk District. It's time for another cinder shower.

Loco... (more)

Moments after Luke Lohrmeyer and I first lay eyes on Norfolk and Western 611, NS Train 957 stomps out of Crewe past MP 132 at restricted speed delayed in block after stopping to correct an issue w... (more)

After getting another short bath in a thunderstorm, NS Train 957 with N&W 611 on the point is thundering past the classic, and soon to be removed Norfolk & Western Bracket CPL Signal at CP Concord... (more)

After getting another short bath in a thunderstorm, NS Train 957 with N&W 611 on the point is thundering past the classic, and soon to be removed Norfolk & Western CPL Signal at CP Concord on the ... (more)

N&W 611 with NS Train 957 is making great time across the rolling Virginia countryside on the NS Blue Ridge District as thunderstorms fire along the horizon, and behind us.

Locomotive: NW 61... (more)

N&W 611 is now running as NS Train 957 as it brings its 21 car train around the curve and upgrade on the south leg of the wye off the Old Line at Poe.

The dust to the fireman's side of the e... (more)

The "Queen of the Kudzu", N&W J Class #611 brings NS Train 957 west down the NS Blue Ridge District pulling the 21 car "Cavalier" back to Lynchburg on the return leg of a round... (more)

Moments after my friend Luke Lohrmeyer and I first laid eyes on Norfolk and Western 611, NS Train 957 stomps out of Massie past MP 132 at restricted speed delayed in block after stopping to correc... (more)

The hills of north Georgia watch over the Wells Viaduct just west of Toccoa as Norfolk Southern's "training first responders Safety Train" rolls over the 200ft tall structure on a beautiful Octobe... (more)

The gentleman who got caught at the crossing was in for a surprise as 4501 blasts through the outskirts of Marion. In an hour or so the first trips for 4501 in the 21st century would be completed.

Top Ten of 2016. With the year almost over, here's a look back at my Top 10 favorite shots from 2016.
4. When it was announced that N&W 611 would be pulling an excursion fr... (more)

Running on home rails, N&W 611 is almost home as she blasts through Wabun, VA with a Roanoke to Walton R/T.

N&W 611 roars through one of the numerous cuts on the Old Fort Loops as fans look on in awe

The Pelican with N&W J Class 611 at the front passes the former Norfolk and Western Railroad Coaling tower site at Vicker just west of Christiansburg, VA on Saturday May 7th, 2016.