NS 393. Shawsville, Va.
There's just something about flashing a train at night. With the stillness of last night you could hear the horn of ES44AC 8103 from a few miles away in Elliston as it blew for Cove Hollow Rd. In about 10 minutes you could finally see headlights from around the curve coming from "Shawsville cut". Shawsville cut used to be the site of a tunnel, but was blasted away some years ago. When the nose of the Norfolk and Western heritage unit came into view a warning flash was given, then the main shot was taken as the train rumbles over the Blankenship Rd crossing behind Shawsville Middle School. As the final autoracks of NS 393 eased over the crossing and silence fell again, you could still hear the engines working hard up the mountain a couple miles away.
12-5-2021
NS 393. Shawsville, Va.
There's just something about flashing a train at night. With the stillness of last night you could hear the horn of ES44AC 8103 from a few miles away in Elliston as it blew for Cove Hollow Rd. In about 10 minutes you could finally see headlights from around the curve coming from "Shawsville cut". Shawsville cut used to be the site of a tunnel, but was blasted away some years ago. When the nose of the Norfolk and Western heritage unit came into view a warning flash was given, then the main shot was taken as the train rumbles over the Blankenship Rd crossing behind Shawsville Middle School. As the final autoracks of NS 393 eased over the crossing and silence fell again, you could still hear the engines working hard up the mountain a couple miles away.
12-5-2021