Heavy on the pulpwood - as usual, for the time - the turn is about to depart Roanoke and head south.

It's nice to see the YN2 scheme still on some of the CSX power. One of several intermodal trains that pass through here daily, has a Bright Future engine leading the way.

A conductor holds on to CSX locomotive #6460 as the engineer moves it from the siding to the main. After moving some cars around, this crew is finish for today and will tie this train down.

Wasting no time, one of CSX's Q series train rush through Roanoke with stack containers. Tonight it's operating as X125 and with all power on the head-end. The engines leave a trail of light as t... (more)

On the way north, a mixed freight train stops on the main to add some cars to its consist. Switching to the siding, the conductor holds on to the fourth engine as they prepare to pick up two cars... (more)

A consist of containers are brought through Roanoke with three BNSF engines on the point.

Some Ballast Regulators are running and waiting to get to work, while containers are set and ready for pick up. A massive intermodal train (225 cars) moves over the mainline with a DPU in the mid... (more)

EMD power and welded rail take a shower as rain moves into Roanoke.

A nearly full snow supermoon, shines bright over the Lineville Subdivision on this cold February night. Three CSX locomotives rush through Roanoke between the color lights with 71 cars. This sect... (more)

CSX K841, unit molten sulfur train is southbound at Roanoke, Alabama in late afternoon light with the charming WC F45 Nº6656 leading in October of 2001. (Slide Scan)

During the blue hour, CSX train Q142 roams in the far distance heading for Roanoke on its way north. The southend signal here, displays an approach medium (yellow over green over red) for the int... (more)

Morning fog covers an empty coal trains path, as it travels the long straight track through Roanoke. The house track holds some gondolas today, but on many occasions MoW Equipment calls its track... (more)

A sight normally seen only by signal maintainers, is on display here before this colorlight is scrapped. Incandescent bulbs provide the light that glow behind colored lenses letting train crews a... (more)

STARLIGHT and COLOR LIGHTS!... Under a beautiful night sky, having displayed this aspect countless times, the southbound signal illuminates a high green (meaning clear track ahead) for the next s... (more)

The southends clear signal is just seconds away from being knocked down by a charging Fairburn, GA bound intermodal train.