NS AC44C6M #4206 flies east down Christiansburg Mountain bound for Roanoke, VA on the former Norfolk & Western Christiansburg Division. Zoom pan shot at 1/10th.

NS 8152 and 4074 slowly climb up Christiansburg Mountain hauling empty coal hoppers on a gorgeous evening in Shawsville, Virginia. These coal hoppers will be bound for Bluefield, WV and eventually... (more)

It's about 7 pm and a Norfolk Southern freight headed by AC44C6M #4035 slowly climbs Christiansburg Mountain and past the classic turn of the century John Farm near Shawsville, Virginia.

NS #1143 and two other units are on their knees as they grind up-grade heading west on the NS Christiansburg Mountain Division.

SD70ACe #1034 heads west past the John Farm near Shawsville, VA.

Headed by SD70ACe #1025, an NS freight heads east towards Roanoke, Virginia on the Whitethorne District at CP Kumis.

A heavy freight climbs the S curves outside of the John Farm in Shawsville, Virginia on April 12, 2020. This is the former N&W mainline over the Christiansburg Mountain Division. The family at the... (more)

In some spectacular sunset lighting, an NS freight charges up Christiansburg Mountain outside of the John Farm in Shawsville, VA. It's hard to imagine now, but A, J, and Y class steam locomotives ... (more)

"Morning Thunder": N&W J Class #611 sprints west hauling freight in the final days of steam service on the Norfolk & Western. This was taken during a photo charter at the Strasburg Rail ... (more)

"Hitchin' a Ride": Fred Mattison enjoys the morning sun outside of the Verdant View Farm as he and N&W J Class #611 head west on October 5, 2019.

"Dawn" Norfolk & Western #611 - October 5, 2019

Even with the days of steam long gone there still is heavy tonnage moving over the former N&W Christiansburg Mountain Division near Shawsville, VA.

An evening on the former N&W... An eastbound freight rolls down Christiansburg Mountain and into Shawsville, VA as a day closes on the Christiansburg Mountain Division.

"Tracks to Tomorrow": As the sun began to set on a long day of shooting along the Road to Paradise, N&W #611 headed east into the sun which presented this view near Carpenter's Crossing ... (more)

Great Western decapod #90 charges hard up the grade to Carpenter's Crossing hauling 9 or 10 cars on October 5, 2019. The crew of #90 during the 611/475 charter did a magnificent job of putting on ... (more)