Did you know that Roanoke’s existence as a city is directly attributed to its railroad activity?

A loaded coal train heads up the Keystone Connector in Salzburg, Pennsylvania.

The Norfolk Southern Railroad rail yard in Roanoke,Va as seen from the air.

New River Trail State Park offers unparalleled views along an abandoned railway hike in southwestern Virginia.

I would like to see what odd ball trains you guys (and gals) like. I personally like the McKeen Motor Cars, but I have seen some other cool oddballs like a single truck Heisler. A 2-2-0 a motor...

Durham and Southern Railroad Depot, Norfolk and Southern Railroad Depot, railroad crossing, and Varina businesses, Fuquay-Varina, NC, vicinity, 1957. From the Heulon Dean Photo Collection, PhC.133, North Carolina State Archives.

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Explore Norfolk Southern's 541 photos on Flickr!

Explore Norfolk Southern's 541 photos on Flickr!

Here is the ninth heritage locomotive, the red "original" Norfolk Southern Railway Company unit. The Chattanooga sunrise made for an interesting backdrop!