South Yard, Roanoke-Still a Sense of the Virginian

I live a mile from South Yard in Roanoke.  On the way to the store or on errands, I often cross today's Norfolk Southern tracks.  These tracks, forged by the Virginian Railway, carry coal from the seams and hollars of West Virginia and Southwest Virginia to the tidewater at Norfolk through the critical junction of Roanoke.  A marvel of engineering and purpose, the former Virginian Railway operates much as it was intended.