Monstrous doubled up Empty man NS 823 coming into the Star City Roanoke, Va at Furnace Crossing on very pleasant fall afternoon

NS 823 rolls west through Shawsville, Va at "John Farm" with an ACe leader. Second out is the blue 4001.

A drone shot of NS 823 as it charges up Christiansburg grade with a dash-9 on point.

NS 823 rumbles up Christiansburg grade through Shawsville in some great late evening sun.

Hopper train NS 823 climbs Christiansburg grade through Shawsville, Va with an AC44C6M rebuild on point.

A dash 9 leads NS 823 west through Shawsville, Va.

NS empty coal train 823 is seen emerging from Welch Tunnel and crossing over the Tug Fork in Welch, WV on the former Norfolk & Western Pocahontas Division.

NS empty coal train 823 is seen emerging from Welch Tunnel and crossing over the Tug Fork in Welch, WV on the former Norfolk & Western Pocahontas Division.

NS empty coal train 823 is seen headed West over Coopers Trestle in Bramwell, WV on a beautiful summer morning.

A new AC44C6M leads NS 823 westbound in Shawsville, Va.

Empty coal heads west through Shawsville, Va.

A CN GE unit adds a nice splash of color to the normal black and white of NS locomotives. Seen here one leads NS 823 westbound through Wabun, Va on the Christiansburg District.

A CN GE unit brings NS 823 westbound out of Montgomery Tunnel on the NS Christiansburg District.

Most of the majestic trestles on NS's Clinch Valley Line have grown in with trees and brush in the 100+ years since the line opened. By this third week of October, most of the trees in southwest V... (more)

823 passes through the CPL signal governing the Vansant interlocking, where the Prater Creek Branch used to join the Buc Main.