Norfolk Southern's "Honoring First Responders" unit sits outside of the Natural Tunnel in Duffield Virginia for the 3rd annual Railroad Days event.

NS 911 the locomotive built as a tribute to first responders poses for photos at Railroad Day. hosted by Norfolk Southern and Natural Tunnel State Park.

After the Rail Day activities were concluded at Natural Tunnel State Park near Duffield, Virginia, Norfolk Southern train 974 paused for a moment with first responder vehicles from the area. In a... (more)

A large crowd of young and old gather in anticipation to see Norfolk Southern's first responder unit. However, both 911, and 3501 faced mechanical issues at Glenita, so T50 was called in from Fris... (more)

Norfolk Southern's "Honoring First Responders" unit, SD60E number 9-1-1, and Operation Lifesaver SD40-2 number 3501 passes through Natural Tunnel near Duffield, Virginia. The tunnel was ... (more)

Eastbound NS loaded coal train crossing US Highway 23 at Duffield, VA || August 1989

The Operation Lifesaver, and Virginian Heritage locomotives pose inside Natural Tunnel, at a special event at the State Park hosted by NS.

Mty Hoppers Head North (timetable West) into Natural Tunnel.

With a nice looking set of similar power a southbound Electric Fuels unit train running on NS passes through the growing metropolis at the junction of US 23 and 58. I chased for hours.

Helpers pound away on one of the tough grades on the sawtooth profile with a southbound coal train. Here they are running as an eastbound on NS trackage rights. They will rejoin CSX's former Clinc... (more)

Empties trundling back to the mine have just rounded the big curve and are heading up the hollow.

Photo by Casey Thomason. For more information, visit www.nscorp.com

The Virginian heritage unit, SD70ACe #1069, and Operation Lifesaver D940-CW #9256, took part in the first "Railroad Day" at Natural Tunnel State Park, Virginia. Here the duo poses at the north po... (more)

Still the best locomotive ever run by NS steam program (IMHO). Here the train is westbound entering the siding for a meet. Why yes, I am on the lead locomotive of the train they are meeting, by ... (more)

Two CSX GE's (an AC44 and a C60) lead a southbound loaded coal train across Copper Creek Viaduct on a Spring morning.