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
Spring has begun to arrive in the Shenandoah Valley as NS train 15T comes south. This is my kind of "social distancing!" #716
Back to back northbounds! NS 202 is second in the northbound parade over the high trestle at Compton on a sunny, but cold morning in the Shenandoah Valley. #716
NS 18T leads the northbound parade over the high trestle at Compton on a sunny, but cold morning in the Shenandoah Valley. #716
NS 18T comes north with 4 motors upfront and 2 DPU units in the middle on what has become a regular "massive" train in the Shenandoah Valley. #716
NS train 202 glides over the high trestle at Compton a chilly, but sunny Sunday morning. #716
NS train 746 comes south over the high trestle at Compton during a chilly, but sunny afternoon in the Shenandoah Valley. #716
A pair of GE ES44AC's glide over the high trestle at Compton as the water remains calm on the chilly Shenandoah River in the distance.