NS 11Z breaks the silence of the small community of Midvale, VA deep in the Shenandoah Valley ripping south to Roanoke. The interlocking at Midvale is still guarded by N&W hardware which is over 8... (more)
NS 9747 pushed 11Z up the grade and over Compton bridge on its way to Shenandoah
After an intense rainstorm, 11Z sits on the main while NS 288, an intermodal/trash train combination heads north. Meanwhile a switcher works the yard. This was all made possible by the third tra... (more)
For maybe the last time on the Valley Line, an NS thoroughbred #9747 pushes the end of 11Z as a RDPU passing the CPLs at Warren
An SD70Ace duo brings 11Z south through the interlocking at Midvale, still guarded by Norfolk & Western color position light signals.
NS 11Z passes the N&W CPLs at Bentonville with spring quickly arriving. Canon 6Dii, 75mm at ISO 400 and f/5.6, Canon 75-300.
11Z heads south after a fresh snow with the Shenandoah River visible in the background.
With a fresh snow from the previous evening still on the trees, the sun hangs in there just enough to illuminate the head end of 11Z crossing the "Compton" trestle. Note the freshly pai... (more)
11Z sails across the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct in a scene that reminds me of the Windows XP background Bliss.
NS 11Z crosses the Martins Creek Viaduct at Kingsley PA.
NS 11Z passes by the CPL at control point Cloverdale with 8114 in the lead.
NS 11Z passes by the CPL and whistle post at control point Lithia with 8114 in the lead.
Southbound manifest NS 11Z sits in the siding at Ellis Run as a northbound Herzog train passes by.
CPL’s still stand guard at control point Ellis Run as NS 11Z passes by with a heritage leader.
NS 11Z passes southbound by the CPL in Arcadia,VA. The new northbound signal is covered by the lead unit (original NS heritage), so these CPL’s only have days remaining.
