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A pair of BNSF units, the leader still in the H1 scheme, lead loaded grainer NS 40N eastbound through Falls Mills, VA on...
09/03/2026

A pair of BNSF units, the leader still in the H1 scheme, lead loaded grainer NS 40N eastbound through Falls Mills, VA on the Pokey.
6-30-2026

In a pretty rare move, a loaded coal train took the Christiansburg district into Roanoke yesterday. Here we see NS 826, ...
09/02/2026

In a pretty rare move, a loaded coal train took the Christiansburg district into Roanoke yesterday. Here we see NS 826, with a dash 9 leader, coming east by a whistle post in Shawsville. A little later on 820 came behind it. There was some work being done on the Whitethorne side for part of yesterday.
9-1-2026

A pair of CN motors bring loaded ethanol train NS 6D4 east past Riverside on the Whitethorne (ex VGN) district. 8-8-2026
09/01/2026

A pair of CN motors bring loaded ethanol train NS 6D4 east past Riverside on the Whitethorne (ex VGN) district.
8-8-2026

With the Lackawanna heritage unit in charge, NS 18W rolls east through a snowy Narrows, VA. I don’t know about anyone el...
08/31/2026

With the Lackawanna heritage unit in charge, NS 18W rolls east through a snowy Narrows, VA. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m looking forward to some cooler temperatures and some snow!
12-5-2025

Eastbound loaded aggregate train, NS 68Q, takes the siding at control point Kumis on the Whitethorne district. It’ll sto...
08/30/2026

Eastbound loaded aggregate train, NS 68Q, takes the siding at control point Kumis on the Whitethorne district. It’ll stop just ahead at Riverside for a track to clear up in the yard.
8-29-2026

NS 171, a reroute in area, heads east through Pepper, VA on the Christiansburg district. Just ahead at Walton it’ll turn...
08/29/2026

NS 171, a reroute in area, heads east through Pepper, VA on the Christiansburg district. Just ahead at Walton it’ll turn west down the Pulaski district. This symbol is Conway, PA to Chattanooga, TN.
8-27-2026

Union Pacific SD70M 4970 leads empty grainer NS 41N westbound through the S curve at John Farm in Shawsville. It’s good ...
08/28/2026

Union Pacific SD70M 4970 leads empty grainer NS 41N westbound through the S curve at John Farm in Shawsville. It’s good to see an older EMD leading in a sea of black and white C6M’s around here.
8-27-2026

SD70ACe 250 leads manifest NS 19M westbound through Glen Lyn, VA. 8-1-2026
08/27/2026

SD70ACe 250 leads manifest NS 19M westbound through Glen Lyn, VA.
8-1-2026

A heritage duo of the Lackawanna and Nickel Plate Road lead a hopper train westbound into a snowy Bluefield yard. 11-10-...
08/26/2026

A heritage duo of the Lackawanna and Nickel Plate Road lead a hopper train westbound into a snowy Bluefield yard.
11-10-2025

SD70ACe 1180 pops out of Pembroke Tunnel with manifest NS 11E. 8-23-2026
08/25/2026

SD70ACe 1180 pops out of Pembroke Tunnel with manifest NS 11E.
8-23-2026

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