It's almost the end of a summers day in 1973, and the West Virginian's Roanoke Manifest West is running a little bit late. On the point, are an EMD GP-9 and an Alco RS-11. The train will shortly have to make a stop at the yard, which is located at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains in western Virginia. Once done, the train will continue on through the night to reach its final destination of Huntington,WV.