Following an adrenaline-inducing chase of the SARM heritage special out to the NS Blair interchange, we decided to stick around upon noticing a green on the mainline. Shortly afterwards, westbound... (more)

After crossing over the NS Controlled Diamond at 23rd St. (MP-338.2/ 243.1 A) NS 27V (Roanoke,VA-Memphis,TN (UP) with the Central Of New Jersey Heritage Unit is rolling solo with a long string of... (more)

Riding on it's home rails, the Norfolk & Western Heritage Unit leads a westbound rack train on the Big Sandy Extension of the Kenova District past the coal transloader at SunCoke Energy's Docks Cr... (more)

NS 27V comes to a stop just before Highland Crossing were it will wait for permission to proceed on to Ludlow or into Gest Street Yard.

Running about an hour ahead of the 611 excursion, 27V rolls through Shawsville, bound for Bristol and points beyond.

Empty autorack train 27V glides down the grade into Marion, seen here in the community of Atkins in Southwest Virginia.

Pointing west into the late evening sun, the westbound empty autorack train 27V breaks the silence as they roll through the countryside of Atkins Virginia.

Splitting the classic N&W CPLs at "Wytheville", Norfolk Southern autorack train 27V rolls down the grade and will soon round the bend as they continue their journey west on the Pulaski D... (more)

Pointing west in the beautiful evening sunlight, an empty auto rack train leans around the bend by CP "Wytheville" and continues westbound on the Pulaski District with a fairly clean ES4... (more)

On a wet and soggy December night, Norfolk Southern's 27V sits patiently on the siding in downtown Marion with a Union Pacific on the point while the eastbound 202 passes by.

On a gorgeous October evening, train 27V grinds upgrade through the countryside of Shawsville Virginia pulling a long string of empty auto racks bound for Kentucky.

A long string of northbound Autorack empties head across the Clinch River.

A long empty autorack heads north through Clinton on the K&O District towards Harriman and the CNO&TP. This train originates in Norfolk, Virginia and goes to the Toyota plant in Indiana.

NS 16T was stopped on the mainline that runs along side RT. 747, "Old Route 11" near the town of Dublin when NS 27V came out of Radford and collided with 16T. Derailing the lead engine on 27V and... (more)

A fairly short 27V is seen here snaking its way around a super elevated curve in Price,NC on a very warm Summer afternoon along the NS Winston-Salem District aka. the Pumpkinvine Branch, on May 1... (more)