Spring has arrived to Norfolk Southern's Christiansburg District as NS 195 led by ET44AC #3671 grinds her way upgrade to Bluefield, WV on the afternoon of April 16, 2021.

Wabash heritage unit #1070 races west near CP Singer on Norfolk Southern's Christiansburg District on March 22, 2021. On the adjacent track an eastbound double stack train heads towards Roanoke, V... (more)

NS New York Central heritage unit #1066 races under the coaling tower at Vicker near Belview, Virginia on the morning of March 22, 2021.

Stoney Ridge and the N&W coaling tower loom large as NS #1187 arrives to Bluefield, WV on the evening of March 21, 2021.

Continuing further up the Elkhorn Grade on the late afternoon of March 21, 2021, NS #1187 thunders by the old powerhouse near Maybeury, WV used to power mines in this area. This power station, whi... (more)

Water flows out of the cracks and crevices around Big Four Tunnel near Big Four, WV on March 21, 2021 as NS #9619 leads NS train 811 west on the former N&W Pocahontas Division mainline.

While NS 811 completes a crew change in Bluefield, NS #8021 coasts with its own empty hopper train across Cooper's Trestle near Bramwell, WV on March 21, 2021. Constructed as part of a massive rea... (more)

Arriving to the Bluefield, WV yards, NS 811, lead by NS #9619, a Dash 9-44CW, creeps along the north side of the yard and passes the car shops that originally date back to the N&W days of operatio... (more)

The sun is setting on another day along the former N&W Pocahontas Division as Norfolk Southern SD70ACe #1187 grinds upgrade in Notch 8 outside of Elkhorn, WV during the late afternoon of March 21,... (more)

NS Wabash heritage unit #1070 slows to a crawl through the little town of Iaeger, WV on March 7, 2021 as its train, NS 393, continues west to Portsmouth, OH. Here at Iaeger, the former N&W Dry For... (more)

NS Wabash heritage unit #1070 flies past the coal prep plant in Keystone, WV on March 7, 2021 hauling train 393. This structure according to my sources, as part of the coal preparation process, co... (more)

Wabash heritage unit #1070 drifts downgrade through Maybeury, WV on March 7, 2021. This area of the Pocahontas Division was originally electrified, but upon realignment and construction in the lat... (more)

After a brief crew change, NS 393 lead by Wabash heritage unit #1070 rolls out of Bluefield, WV on the afternoon of March 7, 2021. Standing at 125 feet tall, the coaling tower in the background wa... (more)

"Follow the Flag": Originally a Class 1 railroad that served Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and the province of Ontario, Canada, the Wabash railroad was a major freigh... (more)

NS Wabash heritage unit #1070 hauling train 393 pulls into Bluefield, WV on the morning of March 7, 2021. Meanwhile, an NS conductor, surrounded by empty coal hoppers awaiting a ride, radios and s... (more)