Sharp winding curves combined with wheel flanges and rail produce a squeal that cuts through the foliage announcing the arrival of intermodal train Q186. The orange of BNSF Heritage 2 paint on th... (more)
Fog lies low to the ground as a stranger dressed in black and white arrives in Roanoke. In a hurry to keep moving over these foreign rails, NS locomotive #8136 keeps the brakes applied waiting fo... (more)
A welded rail train is tied down in the siding here with an Ex- Chessie System caboose on the rear. Meanwhile, intermodal containers roll by over the mainline with a BNSF GE Heritage 2 locomotive... (more)
Todays southbound manifest train Q515 maneuvers through Roanoke with 5 CSX GE locomotives on the point. The fifth locomotive (#3098) was added not far from here due to two of these engines not wo... (more)
On a late Friday night, train after train keep polishing the rails over the Lineville Subdivision through Roanoke. Several southbounds one after another rumble and fill the air with the sweet sou... (more)