Night photography in the Land of Link. One of O. Winston Link's photos was taken on a memorable Christmas Eve in the small town of Rural Retreat. When looking for a night photo spot one evening, R... (more)

Norfolk Southern 38Q is eastbound through Crockett, Virginia, just east of Rural Retreat on a very pleasant May 13, 2014.

630 races through Rural Retreat on her way from Bristol to Radford.

NS 202 snakes through the Virginia country into the siding at Duncan for a meet with counterpart NS 201 and NS 15T, both holding the main.

NS 6757, former Conrail SD60M, leads train 38Q east near Rural Retreat, VA at Crockett siding.

27V snakes through the curves in Rural Retreat, VA on this cold February afternoon. The train originated the night before at Walkertown, NC near Winston-Salem.

After a brief servicing stop at Crockett VA, the 21st Century Steam excursion is already back up to 40+ MPH as it races past a small group of locals gathered at the old N&W depot to catch a glimps... (more)

Norfolk Southern ES40DC #7521 leads train 23G north through Rural Retreat, Virginia, on a cold January 26, 2013, evening. Remnants of the previous day's snowfall still blankets the ground. Thi... (more)

NS 16T parades through the wide-open fields of Crockett, Va., with a nice consist of locomotives on a beautiful afternoon. The train is rolling across the ex-N&W Pulaski District, and will be en-r... (more)

SOU 630 rolls through the bucolic farm scene at Rural Retreat.

As darkness descends upon the quaint community of Rural Retreat, NS 37Q noisily rumbles through town and past the historic depot that O Winston Link made famous years ago.

On a gorgeous afternoon, NS O11, the AAPROCO special, parades through the beautiful fields of Crockett, VA situated just east of Rural Retreat with a handsome consist of three clean Amtrak P42's a... (more)

An assortment of nine engines (six of which are dead in tow) head up an eastbound manifest at Rural Retreat not long after daybreak on the Pulaski District.

NS 8099 makes its first run through Virginia as it leads NS 38Q through Rural Retreat in the last light of the day.

Passing the "saved by the bell" ex-N&W Depot. New owners asking for donations for purchase and restoration costs. Go to: www.ruralretreatdepot.org