The Lexington Group's special is returning to Knoxville, TN in beautiful weather as the waning leaf season still provides some of those colors that make the valley of the French Broad River one of... (more)

After running the Biltmore Wye in the background, NS 952 is now pulling west back toward the Asheville Yard where it'll load nearly 300 passengers before a prompt 1:30 departure to Knoxville. This... (more)

NS 952 passes through Marshall, NC on the banks of the French Broad River with a passenger special for The Lexington Group, the train is returning to Knoxville from Asheville, NC.

NS 952 head out of town deadheaded to Toledo. Just hours earlier it brought railway officials to Buffalo to look at the progress being made at the newly rebuilt SK Yard. The train was turned on th... (more)

The early morning sun makes even this battle scarred veteran shine as it leads a NS local job out of Norris Yard. With the heavy cloud cover it looked as if this would be the only sun all day, tha... (more)

In a scene straight out of the 1950's, NS's beautiful tuxedo F9's highball under the wooden bridge at Lula on their way back to Altoona.

Arriving in Bluefield from the east, we pace NS 952 as she brings Virginia Division employees to the end of their AM run from Roanoke to Bluefield.

The Blue Ribbon Special from Bluefield twists through an S curve east of Welch. The train will transport Pocahontas Division employees across the Heartland Corridor to Williamson before deadheadin... (more)

The NS Blue Ribbon Special, follows the path cut by the Tug Fork River through the rural hamlet of Merrimac W.Va.

Charging through Welch, the NS OCS makes good time as she nears the halfway point between Bluefield and Williamson.

Observing a speed restriction through Norfork, the westbound NS OCS catches the first and last glimpse of sunlight for the day as she makes her scenic commute along the unique NS Pocahontas Distri... (more)

Arriving from the east, NS 952 travels through Bluefield Yard. The train will make a 30 minute stop at the depot to unload officials from the Virginia Division before continuing west to Williamson... (more)

Nearing the completion of it's morning run from Roanoke, NS 952 snakes through the S curve just east of CP "Blake".

The OCS leaves the Pocahontas Distrist and enters the Kenova District at "Gate." The rock wall of the "cut through" can be seen in the background.

The OCS gets a fresh crew in Williamson after making a run from Bluefield.