While on the hunt for some fall color along the NS H-line, I stumbled upon a little patch here at Millwood, Virginia.
An ex Conrail works a northbound manifest in the snow and ice.
South Bristol serves as the backdrop for NS 16T. The conductor was on the radio with Shenandoah Dispatch for permission to cross over onto the NS Pulaski District as this photo was taken, just shy... (more)
With Boone Lake in winter draw down, NS 16T crosses the S. Fork of the Holston River at Bluff City.
NS 16T heads into Bristol for a crew change with a big surprise with two BNSF units providing the only power. The lead unit looks as if it has just came off the wash rack.
Norfolk Southern has been working hard the past few weeks by working on new ballast and new ties as evident by the ties lined up and down the right of way.
Former Conrail SD60I 5626 leads 16T into Bristol. If not for the NS renumber and removed class lights, this shot could have been believed to have been taken on CR trackage 10 years ago.
NS 16T is the 2nd of 3 Eastbounds within 15 miles of each other headed toward Bristol for new crews.
16T approaching Ford with an ex CR leader. Notice the piles of fresh ballast to the left of the train that will be loaded into hoppers and unloaded along the main line on the NS East End District.
With little more than a mile left on the old Southern Railway A line before crossing over onto the former N&W NB line, NS 16T passes the Mitchell Powers Hardware building West of the Bristol Yard.
Mixed Freight 16T rolls East about 4 miles out of the Bristol Yard.
NS 16T gets back underway through Watauga after a three hour delay behind train 23G had a grade crossing accident in downtown Johnson City.
OLS unit 9250 sports some less than perfect decal work at the head of NS 16T west of Bristol, TN.
Been a while since I've seen an OLS unit pass through here. It sure picked a nice day.
The end of the day has come for the Central Division crew on 16T as they pass the I2A tied down in the yard.
