N&W’s Blue Ridge station By | May 18, 2023 Email Newsletter Get the newest photos, videos, stories, and more from Trains.com brands. Sign-up for email today! Get Updates This view from the fireman’s seat on a Norfolk & Western 2-6-6-4 shows the station and yard tracks at Blue Ridge, Va., near the crest of the grade for eastbound trains out of Roanoke, 11 miles behind the train. W. A. Akin Jr. photo