BNSF ACe 9059 stops in Bluefield yard for a crew change beside an NS ACe and an NS ES44AC that are being used as pushers.

An SD70ACe leads NS 780 southbound on the Shenendoah Valley line at CP Pkin in Vesuivius, Va.

NS 780 thunders southbound through Buena Vista on the Shenendoah Valley line as it heads toward Roanoke, Va for a crew change.

An old paint dash 9 leads an extra 119, NS M19, west through Christiansburg, VA.

A relatively clean SD70ACu leads NS 201 westbound through Shawsville, Va near the Friendship Rd. crossing.

NS 236 rolls east after a quick crew change and some PTC issues in Roanoke. To the left is the Southern States facility in Vinton. Trailing third is the Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit.

NS 18M races east through control point Kumis on the Whitethorne district with 8098 on point.

UP #6705 leads NS 165 westbound through Shawsville, Va near Friendship Rd.

More and more of the SD40E units are making their way out of pusher service on the western slope in Pennsylvania and are being dispersed throughout the NS system. Here #6313 leads the trash local,... (more)

AC44C6M 4004 leads NS 15T west in Shawsville, Va with a wave from the conductor.

Under the cover of darkness, NS 29G rushes west through Shawsville, Va by a blooming Bradford Pear tree. The Illinois Terminal heritage unit leads the train and pops nicely at night with flashes.

This John Deere tractor sits quite after a long, hot day of farming at John Farm in Shawsville, Va. Manifest NS 16T passes by in the late evening sun with a brand new, spotless AC44C6M leading the... (more)

A pair of GP38-2's make up the entirety of NS HH11 has it rolls east over the Rockville bridge.

With the Norfolk and Western heritage unit in charge, NS 288 races NS 134 eastbound out of Roanoke through North Yard.

A loaded CSX coal train get going after a crew change in Hinton, WV. It’s seen here passing the New River train as it is loading for it’s return trip to Huntington.