The NYC heritage leads NS 18W east through Shawsville, VA.

The NYC heritage leads NS 18W east toward control point Montgomery.

NS 18W comes east by the wye in Walton, VA with the NYC heritage on point.

Glazing the curve, NS 18W Slowly comes through the historic town of Matewan.

Just south of Williamson Yard, NS 18W Hustles down Main 2 with 86 cars in tow in Rawl West Virginia.

The Road Less Traveled: The NS Whitethorne District commonly sees loaded unit trains routed on this line due to the easier grades, but it was daily manifest 18W that was lined up the old Virginian... (more)

A BNSF GEVO leads manifest NS 18W out of Vivian Tunnel in Vivian, WV.

A BNSF GEVO leads manifest NS 18W east through Welch, WV.

After sitting tied down a few days on the Whitethorne district, NS 18W finally makes its way into Roanoke worth Pennsylvania heritage unit showing the way.

The Pennsylvania heritage unit has been tied down for well over 24 hours now on the head end of NS 18W. The Central of Georgia heritage with train NS 762 comes to a stop beside it at control point... (more)

A single DC GEVO leads NS 18W south through Roanoke, VA.

A C6M leads NS 18W down grade through Shawsville, VA

A BNSF GEVO speeds east through Elliston, VA with manifest NS 18W.

NS 18W glides down grade through Shawsville in late evening sun.

With a fresh crew on board, NS 18W makes its way out of Bluefield yard with the Savannah and Atlanta in charge.