On a sunny almost-winter day, fresh from a meet with 12Z at Glade, this westbound merchandise train is racing through another small community like so many that lie along Virginia's artery connecti... (more)

The old reliable glorified local Chattanooga to Roanoke is dragging thru a swag just east of "town". Way in the back is a bit of color, always a welcome sight in the land of what seems ... (more)

Train #112 was an eastbound train but on this route segment it is running west on a nice fall day.

Back when the EB local ran in daylight it was passing the little Methodist Church in this tiny former "tank town". Alas my foreground tree is no more.

EB intermodal with the last stand of the standard cab in the lead. "Bump" on the side of the short hood is needed for electronics associated with screens in the cab.

One of the many elevation changes on the Pulaski district can be seen here in Meadowview, VA with the Savannah and Atlanta heritage unit and NS 127.

In one of the many swags on this line a train is unloading new 136# rail to replace the old 132# stuff. Quite a noisy racket.

Norfolk Southern is replacing the 132 pound welded rail on this line with larger 136 pound per yard welded rail. This is part of a multiyear project to increase capacity. Here an EB rail train i... (more)

Norfolk Southern is replacing the 132 pound welded rail on this line with larger 136 pound per yard welded rail. This is part of a multiyear project to increase capacity. Here an EB rail train i... (more)

Yet another generic freight rolls west thru open country west of the “bustling metropolis”. Probably 127 but it doesn’t really matter with all the “precision”. Newspeak.

Once a hotshot intermodal train this one has become intermodal + junk (delighting JB Hunt, I’m sure). With DPUs they run really slow between MPs 395 & 385 so I was able to get several great sho... (more)

The regular morning mixed freight rolls those the edge of the nice old hamlet. They usually meet somebody at Glade, one of only two 10,000 Ft sidings between Bristol and Radford. Rumored to be c... (more)

Weather 61 degrees, sun out. I got out! Weather forecast for this PM, 20s and rain or snow. Cocka doodle doo.

This is the city, a collection a few old buildings, a restaurant owned by a famous author, a restored station, an old Post Office, probably WPA, a few houses scattered about. It it is bisected se... (more)

The local was headed eastbound this afternoon when a fire developed in the dynamic brakes. Fortunately they were almost right next door to the intrepid volunteer fire department of this tiny town... (more)