The NS 1072 "Illinois Terminal" leads the NS 218 south under the soon to be extinct SOU signal bridge at Edna.

N&W Class J 611 on a ferry move from the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke VA to the North Carolina Transportation Museum in Spencer NC

After receiving word that 218 had one of the NS DC-to-AC conversion units, I made plans to make a day out of chasing the train. I awoke at about 5:00 A.M. and made the trek from Charlotte to Reids... (more)

The deadhead move of the Norfolk & Western Class J 611 rolls Northbound under the Southern signals at Penderton, leaving Reidsville behind.

NS loaded grain train 50V takes a diverging clear signal at CP "Edna" in Reidsville, NC. When I arrived there seemed to be trains stopped everywhere, with one northbound at CP "Sadl... (more)

The NS 8098 Conrail leads the NS 158 north to Crewe, Va.

The Queen of Steam is right on schedule as she steams past a local cemetery and continues southbound toward Greensboro during the Roanoker excursions.

Northbound manifest passing the MP 258 signals called "Pennrington" with a spartan cab leader for once.

NS 958 with the N&W 611 passes through Reidsville, NC heading back to Greensboro, NC from Roanoke, VA.

Norfolk & Western Class J No. 611 leads the Virginian from Spencer, NC - Lynchburg, VA and return. Seen here making it's way North through downtown Reidsville, NC.

611 leans around a curve in front of the Lucky Strike Cigarette plant enroute to Lynchburg, VA.

611 runs from the last rays of sunlight at control point Edna in Reidsville, NC. The sun is also about to set on the classic Southern cantilever mast, as the hoodies are in place and ready to ass... (more)

The Lynchburg bound Virginian steam excursion behind the N&W 611 swings around the bend at the Lucky Strike factory north of Reidsville. Here we see the effects of 40+ mile per hour winds c... (more)

She's back folks! This legendary locomotive along with NS's Southern Heritage unit GE ES44AC #8099, and NCTM's SOU EMD FP7 #6133, is heading north to Lynchburg,VA on it's first excursion in 2016 c... (more)

With the wind picking up heavily, N&W 611 continues to pull the Virginian north to Lynchburg, as the train sweeps into Reidsville, North Carolina.