NS 607 rolls by the non-closed quarry at Glenita, Va. In earlier years, the quarry provided much of the ballast for the ex-Southern Railway's Appalachia Division.

NS 607 grinds upgrade through Oreton, Va. on ex-Southern Railway Appalachia Division rails.

Operation Lifesaver GP59 No. 4635 leads NS 607, a Yuma Turn, through Oreton, Va. The steep slopes of Powell Mountain form the background.

A loaded Yuma Turn approaches the Route 613 bridge over the track in East Stone Gap, Va.

The Clinch River flows by as Copper Creek empties into the Clinch beneath Southern cab X549. The ex-Southern's much lower crossing of Copper Creek is dwarfed by the ex-Clinchfield's much more famo... (more)

A loaded Yuma Turn, NS 607, crosses Bootleg Trestle approaching Natural Tunnel. The dynamics are doing their part to hold 607's speed in check approaching the 15 mph speed restriction through Natu... (more)

NS 607, a Yuma Turn, slows to a stop at Tito to meet incoming empties. The engineer stated that radio-controlled, mid-train helpers had only been used a few times in the last month and, to his kno... (more)

Although the weather was gray and dreary, the conductor on NS 607 was quite happy and cheery and in the Christmas spirit dressed as Santa on the run. NS 607 was almost to Roaring Branch between Ap... (more)

A Yuma Turn, NS 607, traverses NS's much less impressive trestle over Copper Creek.

Light CSX pushers, running on NS trackage rights, wait for NS 607, a Yuma Turn, to pass at Watkins. The NS motive power is the manned pushers on NS 607.

NS 607, a Yuma Turn, has just exited Jones Cut and crosses Wildcat Creek approaching the Irondale section of Big Stone Gap. The crew is destined to the small yard at Yuma, Virginia to set off its ... (more)

An eastbound Yuma Turn (NS 607) rolls upgrade through East Stone Gap, Virginia. The loaded hoppers cross a trestle to the immediate rear and bend to the left through East Stone Gap in a semi-horse... (more)

Westbound empties are about to knock the "East End Shinrock" signal down with a nice mix of power on the old NKP.