The fall colors are fading fast around here, but a few good pockets of them can be found. Here NS 234 rolls east through Elliston by some nice fall colors with AC44C6M 4005 in the lead.

With a fresh AC44C6M rebuild on point, NS 234 rolls by the "big tree" in Elliston, Va which is a vibrant yellow. The Lehigh Valley heritage unit trails second.

With the Lackawanna heritage unit on point, NS 15T rolls west through Elliston, Va.

Eastbound NS 126 rolls by the "big tree" in Elliston, Va.

NS 125 rolls east through Elliston, Va alongside US 460 with the Lehigh Valley and Nickel Plate Road heritage units up front.

NS 125 rolls east through Elliston, Va with the Lehigh Valley and Nickel Plate Road heritage units up front.

The Norfolk and Western heritage unit is on "home rails" as it thunders west with NS 19M alongside US 460 in Elliston, Va.

A Westbound loaded ethanol train is seen passing through Elliston, Virginia on Main 1. On Main 2 a Herzog work crew can be seen putting their train in the siding as they finish their workday.

NS 126 rumbles over the Cove Hollow Rd crossing in Elliston, Va with the Central of Georgia heritage unit leading the way.

Rain and dark skies set the scene for the entire chase of NS 19M with the original Norfolk Southern heritage unit in charge. Here is the first shot out of Roanoke from the straight stretch in Elli... (more)

NS 234 rolls east through Elliston, Va on the Christiansburg District.

The N&W 2156 is well on her way west to St. Louis, seen here in Elliston, Va. It'll definitely be sad not seeing her at the Virginia Museum of Transportation anymore.

An SD60E leads a very special move, NS 911. Behind the coach is the N&W 2156 that is on it's first leg out of Roanoke as it heads back to St. Louis.

NS 811 rumbles west in Elliston, Va with a tier 4 gevo in the lead. I shot this same power set in West Virginia on the eastbound loaded train a few days prior.

An SD70ACU leads NS 22A westbound through Elliston, Va.