NS 1069 takes the helm on the 696 as it heads through Marion.

NS 696 awaits for two CSX eastbounds to clear the diamond at Marion before continuing north to Bellevue.

Tied down and shut off on the Dickinson pad, NS' Virginian Railway heritage SD70ACe awaits her next assignment on the former Conrail West Virginia Secondary. While not on home rails, The Virginian... (more)

After receiving track from Alloy to Dickinson, NS' Virginian Railway SD70ACe leads an NS J4G by the relatively new Mammoth Coal loadout, north on the West Virginia Secondary toward Dickinson.

Grinding by the Mammoth Coal spur tracks, NS' Virginian Railway heritage SD70ACe charges toward Dickinson with a load of West Virginia coal.

Pulling out of the North End of Alloy Yard, NS' Virginian Railway heritage SD70ACe departs for Dickinson with a loaded coal train in tow.

One of the three NS Heritage locomotives on display that weekend at the VTM in Roanoke.

In the last light of the day, NS 821 rolls past the beauifully restored Cambria depot in Christiansburg, VA with gorgeous VGN 1069 leading the way.

NS 1069 gallops west through Elliston, VA on her first run west of Roanoke in beautiful late afternoon light.

On its first run through Southwest Virginia, Virginian 1069 leads hopper train #821 through Shawsville, VA on a beautiful summer evening in July 2012

NS 1069 pulls past VGN 135 an original Virginian GE EL-C.

The Virginian.. Idling on the display at the North Carolina Transportation Museum roundhouse, NS' Virginian Railway heritage SD70ACe poses for guests of the 'family portrait' celebrating Norfolk S... (more)

Just when you'd thought you'd seen everything...

With the big event over crews put together a 960 that will leave later in the day for Roanoke VA, the 961 that will go west is out of sight behind the Southern GP30.

NS Family portrait night shoot at Spencer Shops. Spencer, NC July 4, 2012. Stable mates Virginian Railway 1069 and sister unit Wabash 1070 share adjacent stalls at the Spencer roundhouse.