A trio of ACe’s pull NS 279 west through control point Arthur on the Christiansburg district.

With a BNSF dash 9 in H2 paint up front, NS 119 heads west through Shawsville, VA just after nightfall.

NS 289 rumbles west out of Montgomery tunnel.

An ES44DC leads NS 289 west through Shawsville, VA near Friendship Road.

A pair of AC44C6M’s pull empty grain NS 40N west through Shawsville.

With a pair of ACe’s for power, NS 126 rolls down grade through Shawsville, VA.

NS 29C speeds west through Shawsville, VA.

Some of the last bit of color in the area could be found here near Friendship Road in Shawsville, VA. Manifest NS 14Z rushes down grade with an AC44C6M in charge.

The day’s last light shines down on Shawsville, VA as NS 19W fights up Christiansburg grade.

An ACe leads hopper train NS 811 west through control point Arthur in Shawsville.

NS train 19M struggles up the grade on main track one at Shawsville, VA. There was a snowfall the previous night, leaving a beautiful winter wonderland landscape.

NS train 393 passes Shawsville, VA with the Conrail Heritage Unit leading the way on a beautiful day where the paint of the locomotive almost matches the sky.

NS intermodal train 279 tackles the grade at Shawsville, VA while catching some of the last little bit of evening light.

NS 93Z rolls east by mile post N281 in Shawsville, VA with NS 8114 showing the way.

The original Norfolk Southern heritage unit leads empty Herzog ballast train NS 93Z east through Shawsville at the Friendship Road crossing.