Norfolk Southern Train 13Z makes its daily trip past the old passenger depot featuring NS Engine #1065, Norfolk Southern’s Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit.

CSX’s Conrail Heritage Unit leads Westbound NS KL01 (CSX E090) out of Natural Tunnel at Glenita, Virginia on the Appalachia District.

The first day of a test runs is done for the 611 and she’s heading back into the siding at Goshen.

The 611 passes east just past Swoope, VA.

The 611 heads east through Swoope, VA on the Buckingham Branch.

The 611 makes her way out onto the Buckingham Branch main in Goshen with some fall colors beginning to show.

611 makes her first run out of Goshen, VA as it heads east toward Staunton on the Buckingham Branch.

Amtrak 195 stops at the Ashland Station to pick up and drop off passengers. The locomotive paused in a perfect spot next to the RF&P steam train mural.

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The HL Gladstone gets loaded with the finest black diamonds in the world by NS’s famous Coal Pier Six.

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Amtrak Train 156 departing Roanoke on Labor Day Weekend Sunday morning. Eastbound past N&W East End Shop with downtown Roanoke in the background.

NS 13Z leaves the city behind as it blasts through Wabun on a blazing hot morning. The big white star on the nose of the Katy looks great as it leads 13Z west.

13Z crawls up Christiansburg grade through Shawsville, VA.