Because of the prohibition of riding on the top of cars, telltales were disappearing at a rapid pace. This set still remained on the N&W near Nottoway Court House, VA on April 3, 1976, as a pair of SD45s was hustling a train of empty coal hoppers west.
i was born in virginia in 1972. when i think of railroads that shaped the commonwealth. i think of railroads like, SCL, N&W and southern. this is a tribute to those wonderful days gone by and for those who remember it well.