The sun pops out at the right time as NS 19M rumbles west with 1069 in the lead.

The Virginian heritage unit pops out of Montgomery tunnel with manifest NS 19M.

NS 19M pauses in Roanoke with 1071 serving as DPU.

NS 19M rolls west through Wabun, VA over the Roanoke River.

The Jersey Central heritage unit serves as rear DPU on NS 19M as it fights up Christiansburg grade at Shawsville cut.

The Jersey Central heritage unit serves as rear DPU on NS 19M as it hustles west in Wabun, VA. Above is where the Whitethorne district crosses over.

Manifest NS 19M heads west by Flat Top Yard on the Pokey.

Manifest NS 19M rolls through Falls Mills, VA.

A clean Union Pacific SD70-M leads NS 19M westbound through Bedford, VA along the Blue Ridge District. The manifest is just getting going again after meeting Amtrak.

A clean Union Pacific SD70-M leads NS 19M westbound through Bedford, VA along the Blue Ridge District.

NS 19M rolls westbound out of Hemphill #2 Tunnel and into some sunny fog in Capels, WV.

4000 leads NS 19M west through Appomattox, VA during golden hour.

NS 19W has just crested the grade in Christiansburg, VA as it goes through the signals at CP Christiansburg.

NS 19W continues up grade through Shawsville, VA just out of Montgomery Tunnel.

With a BNSF unit in the lead, NS 19W heads west through Shawsville, VA over a private crossing.