Shepherdstown Stacks: NS 25A led by the NS 7639 heads south through Shepherdstown, WV as the train crosses the long trestle that connects Maryland to West Virginia over the Potomac River.

Green All Around: NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal unit, charges south through the small town of Crimora, VA located about 5 miles north of Waynesboro, VA, as the train starts its long journey thr... (more)

Glowing Midvale: NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal unit, charges south through the small town of Midvale, VA located about 25 miles south of Stuarts Draft, VA, rumbling the homes that sit right nex... (more)

Glowing Glasgow: NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal unit, charges south through the small town of Glasgow, Virginia, located about 45 miles north of Roanoke, VA on a warm April afternoon.

Buena Vista Curves: As NS 12Z came north on the line, Buena Vista, VA was the spot decided by the dispatcher to have a running meet with NS 13Z led by the Illinois Terminal heritage unit. Seen he... (more)

Snap and Go: As I continued my chase south of the NS 1072 IT heritage unit toward Roanoke, I pulled off to the side of the ride at a crossing just on the outskirts of Buena Vista, VA before tryin... (more)

Peaking South NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal heritage unit, heads south through the old N&W signals at control point Pkin, located about 15 miles south of Stuarts Draft, VA. Seen in the backgroun... (more)

Worming Toward the End: NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal heritage unit, leads NS 13Z down old N&W territory as the train passes the CPLs in Cloverdale, VA, as they continue their journey south tow... (more)

Glowing South: NS 1072, the Illinois Terminal heritage unit, leads NS 13Z down old N&W territory, as the train passes the famed CPLs in Arcadia, VA as they continue their journey south toward Roa... (more)

UP and Away: NS 12Zs RDPU UP 5664 heads north through the old N&W CPLs at Lewis Run, Virginia, on a warm Sunday afternoon.

Right Before Disaster: NS 13R led by NS 4181 heads south through Charlottesville around 3 PM on a warm afternoon. Little did the train know, it would only make 8 miles south over the course of th... (more)

Straight Stacks: NS 25A led by NS 4609 begins to pick up speed as the train leaves Charlottesville, as it starts on its flat run south through the Virginia countryside toward Lynchburg

Rounding Home: NS 13R led by NS 8143 rounds the curve through Charlottesville, VA as the train heads south through the amtrak station, as the train continues its journey toward Lynchburg.

Mixing Kumis: NS 118, a manifest from Bellevue, OH to Linwood, OH, heads east through Kumis, Virginia on old Virginian territory, as the train nears Roanoke, VA before continuing its journey for ... (more)

Southern Stacks: NS 25A led by NS 44577 heads south on the NS Washington District through the countryside in Faber, VA located 25 miles south of Charlottesville, VA.