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)

"Take me back": As the sun continues to rise to the East, a Norfolk & Western J Class locomotive makes haste with a hot shot freight. Norfolk & Western #611 - October 2019

The rhythmic heart beat of a locomotive's exhaust can be heard in the distance while sitting atop the rock cut just north of the Peacock's Lock Viaduct in Reading, Pennsylvania. Here, Reading & No... (more)

Classic switch lamps dot the yard at the Reading & Northern's Outer Station in Reading, Pennsylvania. Add a steam locomotive into the mix, such as former Gulf Mobile & Ohio pacific #425 in some ni... (more)