Roanoke (East) SALEM (West) Glenvar
The ex-VGN Whitethorne District tracks parallel the Christiansburg District tracks through Salem.

NS 8651 Train 51R
Train 51R passes under US 11/Colorado Street overpass in May 2005. The 'going away' photo shows the train nearing the Union Street crossing.

NS 9019 NS 9019
Train 185 passes the signals at milepost 265.5, just east of Mills Lane, in April 2005.

NS 8438
Having just left the West End yard, train 185 passes two eastbound trains waiting to enter the yard on an overcast day in early March 2005. Train 274 is adjacent on main 1, with 23G visible on the Connection Track (from the Whitethorne District) in the background. The road in the background is US 11.

NS 9708
Train 112 rolls west through surprisingly bucolic scenery near Duiguids Lane in August 2003.

NS 9656 NS 2504
Two different westbounds from the same June 2004 evening at the McClelland Street grade crossing. First, train 217 charges west behind the usual pair of GEs, then 15T follows on main 1 lead by an SD70.

NS 9322 Train 217
Saturday summer evenings provide the best opportunity for photographing westbound TOFC train 217 with good light. An all-too-common pair of GE widecabs is in charge this June 2004 evening as the train crosses Salem Industrial Drive and races west. The cantilevered post with the color position light showing a clear is the is the "VN" signal, and the Glenvar signals are barely visible in the distance.

NS 8871 NS 8871 NS 8871
Train 815 has just pulled from the yard and is heading west in April 2004.

CN 5722 CN 5722
Canadian National SD75I 5722 leads a UP SD70M and three NS motors west with a later train 185 in March 2004. The train is approaching the Union Street grade crossing, and the Colorado St. (US 11) bridge can be seen crossing over the tracks in the background.

NS 2614
SD70M 2614 leads train 184 as it approaches the Duiguids Lane (pronounced "do-goods") grade crossing in December 2003.

NS 6156
A lone SD40-2 serves the Yokohama Tire facility in April 2001.

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