A long hood forward Dash 9 leads an empty ethanol train by downtown Raleigh and through Boylan interlocking.

65W with some CN power behind an LHF GEVO slowly pulls up to Nelson, where they'll hold for some passenger traffic.

A pair of CN units including an ex-CREX leaser lead an empty ethanol train through Cary.

A Union Pacific duo leads NS 65W west through Pembroke, Virginia.

NS 65W makes it's way west through Bluefield, Wv with a clean AC44C6M on point.

After sitting in the yard all day, NS 65W is finally under way, seen here passing through Bluefield yard by the old N&W coaling tower.

Westbound ethanol NS 65W slowly pulls into Bluefield yard with a clean C6M in charge.

With literally the last couple minutes of daylight available, the original Norfolk Southern heritage unit pulls NS 65W up grade in Shawsvillle at John Farm on the Christiansburg district.

A Westbound loaded ethanol train is seen slowly grinding up Christiansburg Grade in Shawsville, Virginia.

A Westbound loaded ethanol train is seen passing through Elliston, Virginia on Main 1. On Main 2 a Herzog work crew can be seen putting their train in the siding as they finish their workday.

Norfolk Southern SD70 2503 leads two BNSF Dash 9s, with the third one still wearing the Santa Fe Warbonnet scheme, on empty oil train 65W in Cove.

ACE #1148 leads 11 other locomotives up Christiansburg grade in Shawsville, Va. Most of the units are dead in tow. The SD70M-2's are heading for storage.

NS 65W provided a very rare treat today. Leading the charge through Shawsville, Va is A BNSF dash-9 in H1 paint. There aren't many BNSF units left in this scheme, and to find one leading an NS tra... (more)

It's just about golden hour and the colors of the sun are warm while NS train #65W with NS 1072 doing the honors, the Illinois Terminal heritage unit, rolls past the Pettisville, OH grain elevator... (more)

The Illinois Terminal Heritage Unit leads an empty unit ethanol train westbound with Tommy Aldridge at the throttle.