After meeting NS 118 at Hurt connection, a relatively rare westbound on the “Virginian”, S11 blasts off from a dead stop with a long string of empty hoppers bound for Elmore, WV.

An extra section of 811 heads west with the Southern heritage unit in the lead.

At dusk, No. S11 charges through Hale's Gap, W.Va., with the freshly washed Southern heritage unit in command. The train is en-route to Elmore Yard and will be hitting the former Virginian P-D dis... (more)

After successfully traversing the grueling Blue Ridge grade spanning from Bedford to this location situated in Blue Ridge itself, NS S11 parades west toward Roanoke with Norfolk Southern's Reading... (more)