A pair of weathered ACe's pass the Oakvale United Methodist Church with their empties in tow. Fall foliage is at its peak, and with a small opening in the lower cloud deck, the sun illuminates the... (more)
As clouds roll over East River Mountain, ahead of a cold front that would later be responsible for the removal of most foliage, an eastbound mixed freight glides downgrade through the scenic East ... (more)
NS U89 sails across the trestle at Oakvale with a freshly rebuilt SD60E leading as a severe thunderstorm moves east in the distance.
NS 217 snaking through some tight curves between Ingleside and Oakvale. Just visible in the upper right section of the photo is the Princeton-Deepwater District.
NS 188 leans into an S curve near Oakvale, catching the last of the afternoon sun. The final remaining fall foliage can be seen in the background, adding some color to what will soon be a dull sce... (more)
Eastbound loads snake through the S curve west of Oakvale.
Pausing just east of a small crossing, westbound NS 185 resumes track speed after meeting an ethanol train.
An eastbound coal train rolls over the former Virginian trestle in Oakvale.
A late day empty grain train passes thru Oakvale on the ex-N&W with the old Virginian trestle visible in the background.
2 units work hard upgrade with a long empty train across the old Virginian trestle in Oakvale.
Eastbound coal train 754 creeps over the old Virginian trestle in Oakvale as it passes an old N&W caboose that is the property of the local fire department.
SD60M 6785 leads a late day westbound hopper train over the former Virginian trestle in Oakvale.
A westbound NS empty hopper train climbs upgrade west of Oakvale, WV on May 9, 1992 with B23-7 No. 4012 in the lead.
The Roanoke Chapter of the NRHS put on a Amtrak Excursion from Roanoke to Bluefield
NS 6128,6104,8602, UP 9020 have about 200 coal loads in tow as they roll eastbound at Oakvale.
