The UP Katy heritage unit pulls NS 13Z west through Dublin, VA.

NS 13Z, with the Katy heritage unit leading, rumbles west across the New River in Radford, VA.

Union Pacific’s Katy heritage unit makes a rare appearance on the east coast. It’s seen here leading Norfolk Southern manifest 13Z west through Wabun, VA.

NS 13Z rolls across the New River trestle in Radford, VA on its way towards Tennessee. The train is led by Union Pacific’s Missouri Kansas and Texas Heritage Unit, better known as “The Katy.â... (more)

About as rare as it gets these days.... Yes, what you are looking at is Union Pacific Engine #1988, the Missouri-Kansas-Texas "The Katy" Heritage Locomotive leading Norfolk Southern t... (more)

This old ex-L&N butthead was saved by some miracle and looks pretty good.

Empties for Consol roll into Weller Yard just after sunrise

A former C of G unit with one of their homemade stacks is now working the gigantic prep plant which utilized many old switchers, most with a truck engines in the radiator section. Nowadays this i... (more)

A freshly repainted UP AC44 brings up the rear of NS 14Z as it shoves the train northbound by the classic CPLs at Cloverdale.

N&W 1620 is about to cross the former Virginian Ry mainline with an empty hopper train at South Yard in Roanoke. The empties have come from the Belews Creek Power Plant on the Shenandoah Division ... (more)

The Southern heritage unit leads NS 757 north through Starky, VA.

The farmers of the area are gathering first crop hay and the air is thick with the smell of fresh cut grass and honeysuckle. NS 934 welded rail train rolls by a freshly mowed field in Shawsville,... (more)

A Union Pacific ES44AC is in charge of NS 777 as it heads west through Shawsville, VA.

A Union Pacific ES44AC is in charge of NS 777 as it heads west through Elliston, VA.

A single dash 9 pulls a rail train west through Elliston, VA. It’s seen here splitting a pair of whistle posts before heading up christiansburg grade.