NS 22A heads West down the main at the 099 section of the Bristol Yard. 200 pound kegs of new spikes and sacks of rail clips lay in the foreground.

A quick crew-change and the westbound departs into Tennessee.

NS 22A enters the Bristol yard with containers from Norfolk bound for Louisville, KY

A duo of NS GP60's bring Bristol local V19 into the yard after working a local industry.

Waiting for the Bristol signal to clear.

Former Conrail now NS 8388, still holding on to its Conrail horn, brings this empty hopper train into Bristol where a deadhead crew out of Bulls Gap will take it on West. Railroad: Norfolk Southern
Locomotive: GE C40-8W (Dash 8-40CW)
Location: Bristol, Virginia, USA
Locomotive #: NS 8388
Train ID: NS 723
Photo Date: February 05, 2008

25N waiting for the crew, and eastbound 111, sits in the yard on a warm February day.

NS 37Q, now discontinued, was nothing more than a long distance local never having more than 20 cars and almost always spent 3 or 4 hours idling in Bristol Yard. Here an entire 37Q can be seen tie... (more)

NS 25N, with a CN SD50F trailing, waits for NS 236 to arrive in Bristol.

NS 25N crosses Clear Creek just West of Wallace as it slows for a restricted signal at Bristol behind train 723.

Working through a 25mph slow order, 25N coasts through Bristol about 5 miles out of the Bristol yard.

Good color contrast in front of the restored ex Southern - N&W Union Station.

Inbound crew from 236 (UP 3804) has promptly moved to man the idle westbound and will head back into Tennessee as soon as the eastbound with a new Virginia side crew clears the main.

UP 5228 throws some black smoke out the stack as the autostart feature starts the motor after shutting the motor down a few minutes earlier on a warm January day.

NS 25N has just been turned over from the VA Division to a Central Division crew as they take on some ice for their trip West toward Knoxville, TN