NS 22A tackles the steep Christiansburg Grade at Shawsville, VA with a BNSF rebuild in second position and a BNSF "Fakebonnet" trailing third.
With darkness closing in, a westbound manifest knocks down the signals at control point Arthur on the Christiansburg district with an ACe in charge.
Manifest NS 119 fights up grade through Shawsville after nightfall with a Union Pacific leader.
An extra 127, NS M27, heads up grade at control point Arthur in Shawsville with a solo ACe up front.
A BNSF dash 9 pulls NS 19W up grade through Shawsville, VA.
NS 18W rolls east through Shawsville, Virginia.
A westbound coal train battles the Christiansburg grade at Shawsville, VA in some beautiful evening light. This was a bit of a rare sight as coal trains usually only run with two motors on the he... (more)
77A empty coal hoppers passes Shawsville with a glossy brand new AC44C6M leading the way.
A short NS 22A passes Shawsville, VA in some beautiful golden hour light.
NS train 45J begins the long climb up the Christiansburg grade with quite possibly the best lashup I've ever caught. A regular AC44C6M leads while the 8100 Nickel Plate Road heritage unit along w... (more)
A UP ACe leads the new NS 22A, NS 279, west through Shawsville, VA at John Farm.
NS 19W thunders up grade in Shawsville with an ACe leader.
The new 289, which replaced train 201, hustles up the grade at Shawsville, VA with the Conrail heritage unit trailing third. The brick school building behind the lead locomotive was originally bu... (more)
On a hot August afternoon, a hopper train rumbles west through Shawsville with a pair of AC44C6M rebuilds for power.
611 is working westbound up the Christiansburg grade with one of the first public excursions after being rebuilt in 2015.