At dusk, a heavy southbound loaded coal train weighing 13,000 tons, crawls across massive Trace Fork Viaduct in Amonate, Va., with locomotives in notch-8 permeating the late afternoon air, while a... (more)
A severe storms looms off in the distance, as 16T holds off the crossings at Glade Spring as he awaits the 819 to arrive and take the siding.
Just after departing Roanoke minutes before, Norfolk Southern ethanol loads roar through Stewardtsville, Va., behind a quartet of SD40-2's running in notch 8. The lead two are rare visitors from t... (more)
On a frigid December 21st, 2012 evening, NS 38Q knocks down the Wytheville signals as it takes the siding to meet three apposing westbounds. The train will fit into this 5500' siding with only a f... (more)
NS 751 climbs up Christiansburg Mountain on this beautiful afternoon in March.
A pair of High Hoods cross the New River at Narrows VA, as they prepare to take their train another 10 miles where it will tie down for the weekend.
On the cold and rainy afternoon of May 4th, 2011, I ventured out on the half mile long bridge between Radford and Fairlawn to shoot 38Q crossing the New River. After waiting 20 minutes, I finally ... (more)
