Westbound N&W empty hopper train at track speed through Elliston, VA in February 1955. Bob Drake photo, Collection of Tom Sink.

NS 8101 gallops West through Elliston, VA on the point of 821 bound for the coal fields of West Virginia.

Westbound coal empties roll through Elliston, VA in February 1999.

Westbound 17M ehind NS 8707, NS 9207, GMTX 2619, NS 6084 and NS 4131.

Westbound empty hopper train on NS behind a BNSF C40-8W and an ex-CR C39-8.

Westbound empties blast through Elliston in the morning sun.

The final area excursion of the fall season, a round trip to Bluefield, WV, races upgrade back to Roanoke along the rolling hills of southwestern VA just before sundown.

This uncommon crossing signal still guards a long-disused private crossing near Elliston, VA. The two lamps stay lit until a train approaches, then they go out as the train nears.

823 cooling it's heels in Elliston due to maintenace-in-the-way a little further down the line.

NS 9052 leads about 190 Empties westbound over a small bridge at Elliston.

A 611 wannabe?

V35 runs in reverse back to Salem with 3 cars and a caboose.