Intermodal NS 288 glides east down the mountain through Shawsville, VA.

Southbound hotshot intermodal train 25A passing over the solar-powered hydraulic flange greaser/rail lubricator at Rio.

Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific locomotives on southbound train 25A.

The NS 30T approaches a private crossing as it heads south through Otego NY

To end our day traveling west into Pocahontas country we catch NS 7528 again, this time on the Christiansburg Division, haulin' the mail east to Roanoke, VA near Rich Creek, VA.

We depart Welch, but catch an eastbound manifest train lead by NS #7528 climbing east and up-grade to Bluefield, WV along US Route 52. It was raining at this location and as the lead unit rounded ... (more)

A long eastbound manifest thunders over Coopers Trestle in Bramwell, Wv on the Pocahontas District.

The James Straits Circus train heads south through Marion Pa. Train will change Crews In Hagerstown before heading south.

Southbound Manifest climbing up grade.

NS #145 departs Decatur as its rounds the big curve east of CN/IC diamonds at Wabic.

After three years of hard work along NS's busy Pocahontas District, the Heartland Corridor officially opened for business on September 9th, 2010. Above, NS I34, the very first eastbound double sta... (more)

The sun is slowly fading away, giving off some great light as 21J races West on the Pittsburgh Line about to go through the High Wide detector. Turtle Creek looks REALLY blue because of the cryst... (more)

Bridges, Bridges everywhere! 21J crosses the Allegheny River from the Pittsburgh Line onto the Ft. Wayne Line on the Ft. Wayne Line Bridge. Bridges from bottom to top are the Fort Duquesne, Robe... (more)

Containers head West in SEL at Derry