NS 55W heads west through Shawsville, VA at Shawsville cut.

NS 55W heads west through Wabun, VA.

NS 8098, the Conrail heritage unit, and an AC44C6M build their empty grain train at the Ingredion Plant on the Winston-Salem Southbound railway, which will later be numbered 55W (Winston Salem - L... (more)

An empty grainer rolls west through Christiansburg, VA near the Chrisman Mill Rd crossing with a dash 9 on point.

An old logo dash 9 leads NS 55W west through Christiansburg, Va.

NS 55W slowly makes it's way west through Shawsville on slippery rails as a snow begins to blanket the area.

Empty grain NS 55W rolls west through Shawsville, Va surrounded by some fading fall colors.

Clouds roll over the mountains at Shawsville, Virginia on the damp morning of May 22, 2020 as an early morning grain train climbs Christiansburg Mountain on the former Norfolk & Western.

ES44AC #8181 leads a long NS 55W up Christiasnburg grade in Shawsville, Va.

NS 55W charges north through Stoneville, NC with the Erie heritage unit trailing second.

NS 55W with the Erie heritage unit trailing second charges through the small town of Stoneville on 6/26/16.

Westbould CCLX grain empties hustle through Maher with an SD70ACe leader.

A late season ice storm hangs on the trees around Ridgecrest as 55W climbs to the highest point on the S-Line.

NS 55W, empty grain train passes north through Downtown Birmingham AL CSX & NS Terminal Division on ags#2 from New Orleans LA, heading towards Chatt, TN.

55W glides across the trestle at South Fork, KY. You may notice fellow railfan and contributor Brian Sellers in the lower right hand corner. Railroad: Union Pacific
Locomotive: EMD SD70M
Location: South Fork, Kentucky, USA
Locomotive #: UP 4009
Train ID: NS 55W
Photo Date: July 30, 2006