Running under an odd symbol for a work train, a "Lucky Loader" is moving EB on the high fill behind a former Southern unit at one of the few places on this line that affords a wide view ... (more)

Manifest NS 127 rolls west by some code line in Atkins, VA with a heritage on point.

In beautiful late evening sun, NS 13Z travels west along the Pulaski district in Atkins, VA with a rare visitor in the lead.

A KCS GE in gray ghost paint leads Norfolk Southern manifest 126 east through Atkins, VA on the Pulaski district.

ES44AC 8103 hustles NS 288 east through Atkins, Va as it is about to dive under US 11.

NS 288 speeds by code line poles in Atkins, VA with the NW heritage unit in charge.

NS 288 rolls east between Marion and Atkins, VA on the Pulaski district with the NW heritage in the lead.

It's 6:35am on the Pulaski District as the mixed freight 16T rolls by the small community of Atkins Virginia battling heavy rains and light fog as it works its way toward Roanoke.

Empty autorack train 27V glides down the grade into Marion, seen here in the community of Atkins in Southwest Virginia.

An absolutely beautiful sunset has fell over the hills of southwestern Virginia as Norfolk Southern intermodal train 202 grinds up the grade. The exhaust and evening fog has filled the valley as t... (more)

WESTBOUND AND DOWN! Pacing the 8101 on dreary day during a steady downpour, the Central of Georgia heritage unit highballs through Atkins Virginia leading I7V, an extra empty autorack tr... (more)

Pointing west into the late evening sun, the westbound empty autorack train 27V breaks the silence as they roll through the countryside of Atkins Virginia.

NS 22A rounds the bend into Atkins on the NS Pulaski District heading into the low evening sun.

The Conrail heritage unit made a surprise appearance on the Pulaski District leading intermodal train 23G. Here, the big blue ES44AC leads the long train through the countryside of Atkins Virginia... (more)

On a beautiful winter afternoon, Norfolk Southern work train 92V works in Atkins Virginia picking up old ties along the main line.